“ Electricity 4.0 – that combination of digital and electric – is by far the fastest way to get that three times acceleration and make sure we stay on that 1.5 ° warming trajectory ”
SUSTAINABILITY
are a big part of that – half of the equation lies on the supply side . But , the other half is made up of reducing our energy consumption through energy management solutions , and through the digital technologies that help us be more efficient , and electrifying processes that weren ’ t electrified today . The best example of that is e-mobility on a wide scale with electric vehicles .”
Through the advancement of products and solutions , coupled with the access to far greater insights into critical performance data , industries , businesses and individual users are able to attain far higher sustainability standards .
“ Together , those pieces are really essential to connect and digitise for the electric future ,” Brown stresses .
Why is electrical energy so pivotal in the world ’ s path to decarbonisation ? According to Brown , not only is electricity the best way to take us toward our global decarbonisation targets , but it is the only way to get us there at the speed required .
“ Electricity , time and time again , is shown to be the most efficient type of energy ; in fact , it ’ s three to five times more efficient than any other energy source ,” Brown explains .
“ And right now we ’ ve made progress over the last 10 years on our net-zero targets . But , looking towards 2050 , it ’ s becoming clear that we ’ re not going fast enough .
“ On our current trajectory , we ’ ll be saving approximately 4Gt of carbon dioxide per year annually , as a society , in 2030 . We need to get that number to 10 to 15 gigatons of carbon dioxide savings per year , every year , starting in 2030 . So we need to go three times faster .”
Although there are certainly concerns about the current pace of decarbonisation , Brown remains optimistic .
“ Electricity 4.0 – that combination of digital and electric – is by far the fastest way to get that three times acceleration and make sure we stay on that 1.5 ° warming trajectory ”
STEVE BROWN GLOBAL SEGMENT DIRECTOR , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
72 June 2023