Electrification refers to the process of replacing technologies that use fossil fuels (especially natural gas and oil) with technologies that use electricity as a source of energy. Depending on the resources used to generate electricity, electrification can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation, building and industrial sectors, which account for over half of all emissions in much of the world. Addressing emissions from these sectors is critical to decarbonizing the economy and, ultimately, mitigating the impacts of climate change.
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Electrification replaces fossil fuels with cleaner, lower-carbon electricity and it’s one of the key ways that we can fight climate change. It’s also a way that we can cut our energy bills, especially if we combine efficient electric options such as EVs and heat pumps with rooftop solar.