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Hey, everybody, it's Marielle.
This week, NPR is doing something new, dedicating an entire week to stories and conversations about the search for climate solutions.
A lot of these solutions need to happen on a large scale, right?
They're actions that countries and companies need to take.
And one person can't reverse climate change on their own.
But there are ways to make more climate friendly choices in your home and in how you get around.
NPR climate correspondent Jeff Brady has been covering this, and he says it's all.
About electrification, that is switching from burning fossil fuels to using electricity that's produced with climate friendly energy that's mostly solar and wind and nuclear power.
Scientists tell us that to have a chance of avoiding the worst effects of climate change like catastrophic flooding and deadly heat waves, the world really needs to leave more fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas in the ground.
And if you think about all the things you do now that burn fossil fuels, you know, like maybe drive a car or use a boiler or a.
Gas stove, if you switch to electricity for each of those, you'll fix the problem from your end.
And then collectively the US and other countries, we're all in the process of making the electricity grid that supplies all of that energy cleaner.
Making these upgrades to your home and to your lifestyle will cost money, and you will need to plan ahead.
So on this episode of Lifekit, Jeff and I talk about how to do that depending on your budget and your living situations.
And we'll have some other tips on climate friendly choices you can make at home beyond electrification.
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