Despite accounting for nearly half of global final energy consumption and 37% of energy-related emissions, heat is frequently overlooked in conversations around decarbonisation, mainly due to the complexity of the problem. As with the power sector, electrification is often touted as the solution – but is it that simple?

Join us as we tackle the question: is electrification really the answer to decarbonising heat?

This episode features insights from Blaine Collison, executive director at the Renewable Thermal Collaborative and former director of the Green Power Partnership at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Chris Bataille, adjunct research fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, Cecilia Springer, principal associate at Synapse Energy Economics, and Neil Harrison, co-founder and director at Reheat.

⁠Jackie Park⁠, editor-in-chief of GlobalData's energy titles, is the host and producer of this episode of Energy Technology: Industry Insights.

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(00:00) Intro

(03:32) Diving into electric technologies

(5:50) Where electrification works – and where it doesn’t

(7:45) Market and policy: what’s needed

(13:09) Outlook