#3. Electrification Step // Cooking, Clothes, and Fireplace
If you have a gas stove, clothes dryer, or gas fireplace, the third priority is to replace them with an electric induction stove, electric dryer, and electric fireplace. This reduces carbon emissions and improves indoor air quality.
For example, when you burn natural gas to cook food, your stove releases nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and carbon monoxide - a colorless, odorless gas that interferes with the delivery of oxygen throughout the body. Effective ventilation helps, but on average, children living in homes with gas stoves have a 42% increased chance of developing asthma.