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How Clean Is Electrification?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 18, 2023

Amanda Smith, senior scientist at Project DrawDown, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”— the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases stop climbing and start declining, breaks down how much cleaner electrification is if it still comes from fossil fuels and what can be done to generate cleaner electricity.

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