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My mother used gas stove tops her whole life. My dad has quite a bit of climate concern, and he convinced her to go to electric induction (after many years of argument, mind you).

3 years later, and neither of them would ever cook on gas again. Mum cannot believe how truly efficient electric induction heating is, and combined with their new solar panels, the only bill they've had to maintain since 2023 is the internet.

I think in Australia, there's a bit of a stigma against electric cooking, because in the 70s, 80s, electric cooking was achieved with really slow, inefficient resistance coils. I would submit that there will be an even greater acceptance of electric cooking once the older generation get the opportunity to try induction.

As a rule of thumb, I feel like replacing things as I normally would, but making sure I replace them with the most environmentally friendly option is the only thing that's financially sustainable.

Change needs to happen at scale, not from one person suddenly buying a new car, cooker, heater, fireplace all in one go. That said, if your replacing a cooker, choosing an induction hob is an absolute no brainer.

As an aside:

If your dryer runs on gas, consider air-drying your clothes.

What? I'm in the UK and a gas fuel clothes dryer sounds absolutely mental. Have I missed something?

Meanwhile, industrial emissions go brrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I've been thinking about this. My house came with gas when I bought it. If I switch to full electric, what happens to my gas line? Does the gas company just say "ok, no problem, we'll stop supplying gas to your line"? I imagine as long as the gas line exists, they have to maintain it, hence will continue to charge me. Right now I'm paying around $50 per month but when you break down the bill, the actual gas used is less than $5, and the rest are fees (which I assume some of it is for maintenance).

Electric heaters are cheap. And bonus: electricity is a whole lot cheaper than gas. At least out here.

A quick overview of prices I'd expect to see based on what I've got. (prices in euros)

20 for a stove 150 for an oven 80 for an airfryer 400 for a clothes dryer 200 for a sizable electric room heater 300 for a shower heater (this one I don't own, I went with the first option on google)

All just plug into the wall and work. Obviously you shouldn't plug them all on the same power group tho. Some of these might not be as easy on 120 volt sockets either

I grew up with a gas stove but only have had electric for almost 20 years now. I love electric. It's so much more even baking, no worries about cold spots. The burners run a bit hot, but I'll just turn the burner off and let it run on the leftover heat for a bit. And I'm not as scared about gas leaks!

What do I do with my gas fireplace? Anything I can do to make that useful if I go gas free? It’s kind of awkward to just have it exist there without purpose.

y'all are still using gas stoves? maybe they're just not popular where I'm from.