‘I spend less, that’s all that matters’: life in the world’s most electrified countries

Owning an electric car, driving an electric motorbike taxi, riding scooters – we speak to people in Oslo, Kigali and Shanghai about their everyday routines The race to electrification has emerged as a key theme of this year’s UN climate summit: increasing the use of electricity –

Owning an electric car, driving an electric motorbike taxi, riding scooters – we speak to people in Oslo, Kigali and Shanghai about their everyday routines The race to electrification has emerged as a key theme of this year’s UN climate summit: increasing the use of electricity – particularly from clean sources – has the potential to improve daily life for people around the world. The summit’s co-hosts are now trying to get countries to promise to increase their electricity use to 35% of all energy used by 2035. The global figure currently stands at 23%, but some countries are already striding ahead.

As 100,000 delegates, negotiators and world leaders thrash out the details in Antalya, Turkey , the Guardian spoke to three people in Norway, Rwanda and China to find out what life looks like in more highly electrified countries. Continue reading...