The electrification imperative | Ember

The electrification imperative | Ember A new report from clean energy think tank Ember finds that countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh are growing their share of electricity in the total energy mix faster than the US. Since 2000, China has doubled electricity’s share as a proportion of primary energy to nearly a quarter, while the US and Europe have stagnated. “Electrification is the more consequential race today” for countries looking to grow their economies, says Daan Walter, researcher at Ember. Electricity doesn’t just help increase efficiency and lower costs of operation, he says. Industries supporting electrification, such as electric-car manufacturing and heat-pump installers, are also growing faster than other sectors.