Zack Subin 🏳️‍🌈

Great #energy #dataviz from NYTimes today.

The article is about #ElectrifyEverything but you can see how dominant driving is as an energy demand. And this doesn't even include petroleum extraction and refining.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/14/climate/electric-car-heater-everything.html

How Electrifying Everything Became a Key Climate Solution

To tackle climate change, we’ll need to plug in millions of cars, trucks, home heaters, stoves and factories.

The New York Times
Apr 14, 2023 at 4:09pmWeb
Show threadChristian RoselundApr 14, 2023

@zack_subin Cars and trucks: the single biggest climate problem in America.

Also, is petroleum extraction and refining obfuscated under "chemicals" in this chart?

Show threadZack Subin 🏳️‍🌈Apr 14, 2023
@croselund no their definition of final energy demand excludes energy production. It’s a quirk of how that model is put together that allows them to model energy supply more dynamically. (Not that different from how fuel consumption for electricity production is not shown.)
Show threadZack Subin 🏳️‍🌈Apr 14, 2023
@croselund I had that thought about chemicals too but I suspected otherwise given familiarity with their model, and there is a note at the bottom of the article to this effect.
Show threadChristian RoselundApr 24, 2023
@zack_subin Thanks for explaining; I don't have a NYT subscription and refuse to get one.
Show threadnotsoloudApr 14, 2023

@zack_subin
The good thing is, electrified driving will cut that part by two thirds.

Of course, energy consumption is not the only cost of transportation.

Show threadZack Subin 🏳️‍🌈Apr 14, 2023
@notsoloud true. And we could cut it even more and faster by enabling walkable communities, transit, and biking even we electrify.