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What the 2020 US election means for climate change.All of recorded human history has happened during a period in which the average global temperature . But the burning of fossil fuels has triggered a temperature rise projected to by the end of the century. It will be catastrophic. But it can be avoided if we massively scale back the burning of fossil fuels.The US isn’t the biggest in the world, but it has emitted more carbon dioxide in total than any other country. So the US has an important role to play in global decarbonization — the world basically can’t get there without the US’s full participation. But the current US president to do that. His Democratic challenger in the 2020 election, Joe Biden, does.is ambitious, setting a goal to completely transition the US to clean energy by 2050. But his plan doesn’t get into the details of exactly how that will happen. For that, we talked to physicist and engineer Saul Griffith, who took us through his for how the US could actually in the next 30 years.Watch the video to see a detailed walkthrough of the US’s energy consumption and how it could decarbonize by 2050.This video is part of a series focusing on the stakes of the 2020 US election. We’re looking at key issues and asking what about them might actually change in the election’s aftermath. You can help shape our reporting by telling us what issues are most important to you at .You can find this video and all of . And if you’re interested in supporting our video journalism, you can ..Millions turn to Vox to understand what’s happening in the news. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all.Understand how policy impacts people. Delivered Fridays.

What the 2020 US election means for climate change.All of recorded human history has happened during a period in which the average global temperature . But the burning of fossil fuels has triggered a temperature rise projected to by the end of the century. It will be catastrophic. But it can be avoided if we massively scale back the burning of fossil fuels.The US isn’t the biggest in the world, but it has emitted more carbon dioxide in total than any other country. So the US has an important role to play in global decarbonization — the world basically can’t get there without the US’s full...

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David Roberts is staff writer for the environmental website Grist.org. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two sons.

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