Global electrification pace still too slow for net-zero climate goals despite rapid advances
By
Jan Rosenow
20d ago· 8 min readenInsight
Summary
The article discusses the global push for electrification as a key climate strategy, noting that electricity currently accounts for only 21% of global final energy demand. The hosts of COP31 have proposed a target of 35% by 2035. While electrification is advancing rapidly by historical standards, the pace remains far too slow to meet net-zero climate objectives. The piece highlights that a clean electricity grid only matters if transport, heating, and industry shift from fossil fuels to electricity.
Source
bskyGlobal electrification pace still too slow for net-zero climate goals despite rapid advancesjanrosenow.substack.comKey quotes
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Because electricity is less than a quarter of global final energy use a clean grid only matters if transport, heating and industry increasingly draw their energy from it rather than rely on coal, oil and gas burned on site.
Electrification is advancing rapidly by historical standards but remains far too slow for net zero objectives.
Electrification is advancing rapidly by historical standards but remains far too slow for net zero objectives.
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