Engineer Saul Griffith, architect of climate policy US Inflation Reduction Act, says Elon Musk and JD Vance can take inspiration from the Illawarra's Electrify 2515 project.
An Australian engineer says billionaire Elon Musk and vice-president-elect JD Vance could become unexpected climate allies under the Trump administration.
"Musk has been a leader in electrification, and about a decade ago, he was already working on the same plan we're following now — how to electrify the world.As one of Trump's most high-profile and powerful allies during the election campaign, Musk is expected to be called upon by the administration for his knowledge.
"Of course, there is the possibility that they recede into becoming a petrostate and they just use their own gas and their own oil," Dr Griffith said.Dr Griffith said the Trump presidency would not be able to unravel all parts of the Inflation Reduction Act with large sections of the funding already spent in Republican states.Dr Griffith is testing the concept of local action through Australia's first community-led electrification initiative, Electrify 2515.
Dr Griffith said he had already reached out to US leaders with proposals that could resonate with conservative values to try and keep the US from withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. "I believe sincerely that Elon understands climate change and its urgency and understands that electrification is the solution," he said.
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