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Gas stoves account for 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the US
“We found that 12.7% of childhood asthma Could be attributed to gas stove use, but in some states it was much higher because, for example, in Illinois, 80% of households with children cook with gas, and so for, in that state, it was about 21%, similar in Califo…”
Brady Seals Feb 15, 2023 ▶ 7:39 A surprising history of gas stove pollution
Assertion Supported
Janis: RMI study shows GETs unlock over 6 GW on PJM grid
“There was a great RMI study that just came out very recently that looked at the PJM system and determined that you could unlock in excess of six gigawatts of extra capacity, and this is, I mean, PJM's a 90 gigawatt system, so six gigawatts is not nothing. That…”
Brian Janous Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 14:33 New demand is straining the grid. Here’s how to tackle it.
Prediction Held up
RMI: Global battery capacity will reach 9 TWh annually by 2030
“They Are estimating that there's going to be global capacity of nine terawatt hours of batteries, lithium ion batteries per year by 2030. That's a kilowatt hour for every person on the planet. And they are estimating that just those batteries will surpass the …”
Jeff St. John Dec 22, 2023 ▶ 18:07 The storylines of the energy transition in 2023
Assertion Supported
Seals: 80% of Illinois and 74% of California households with kids use gas
“So in Illinois, we found 80% of households with children cook with gas. In California, it was 74%.”
Brady Seals Feb 15, 2023 ▶ 14:22 A surprising history of gas stove pollution
Assertion Supported
Seals: One in four US homes is all-electric; Florida gas cooking is 9%
“Much of the South, and especially the Southeast, is already electrified, and we see that across the country, one in four homes is already all electric and I've seen this too, and in our study, we looked at Florida, for example, and we found that only nine perc…”
Brady Seals Feb 15, 2023 ▶ 13:33 A surprising history of gas stove pollution
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