The war to electrify: America can do it

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US entrepreneur and inventor Saul Griffiths reveals how a 'war effort' could put the US economy on track for net zero emissions

Here's an "incredible good news story for America" that's getting attention all the way up to the White House. Remember how the nation mobilised seemingly overnight for the Allied Powers 80 years ago?...

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