Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage

The Guardian - Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talksElectrifying the world mp;#150; with electric vehicles, electric heating and cooling, and modernised heavy industry mp;#150; could be the next biggest step towards phasing out fossil fuels, replacing the 80 of global energy that still comes from hydrocarbons. As using electrical energy is much more efficient than combustion, the move would save billio