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Matt Henry and Olivia Rousset

Rewiring Australia founder Saul Griffith is a man on a mission to electrify the nation, one suburb at a time

Dr Saul Griffith says we have the technology to decarbonise our homes right now, we just need to use it. (Producer Olivia Rousset)

Dr Saul Griffith has found himself in plenty of high-pressure situations over the past two decades. From meetings with White House officials and US politicians, to duelling with the powerful fossil fuel lobby, he's made the case for his solution to the climate crisis in forums where the stakes couldn't be higher.

But it was a Sunday afternoon meeting in a community centre just north of Wollongong that proved "the most intimidating one by far," he said. "You're my neighbours," Saul joked as he stood up to give his presentation. "If we screw up, you literally know where I live."

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