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Electrification Could Cut Total Global Energy Demand
Original: Electrification efficiency: The world will need less energy after the transition
A new analysis argues that electrifying transport, heating and industry will make the global energy system far more efficient, so the world could end up needing less total energy after the transition than it uses today. Because most fossil-fuel energy is lost as waste heat during combustion, switching to electric technologies that convert energy more directly could shrink demand even as economies grow, challenging assumptions that clean energy requires vastly more generation.
Why now: Debates over how much clean electricity the energy transition will require are intensifying as countries scale up electrification plans.
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