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Governments push heavily subsidized renewables, but fossil-fuel use continues to increase even faster.
Published by The Financial Express
Access to electricity is critical for a modern economy, and a key driver of social and economic development. Lighting, health, education, productivity, labour participation, enterprise development and income generation, all improve when households are provided with access. In India, rural areas had electrification rates of 74% compared to 97% in urban areas in 2016.
Published by Matters Of Policy & Politics
Has the war in Ukraine and a reliance upon Russian fossil fuels prompted western European nations to reconsider their respective energy strategies? Bjorn Lomborg, a Hoover visiting fellow and environmental researcher, discusses ways for developed nations to reduce energy independence and battle climate change without necessarily devastating economies and lifestyles.
Published by Newsweek
Newsweek Bjorn Lomborg 2012-05-28
A message from Bjørn Lomborg to organizers of the Rio+20 environmental summit: poverty pollutes.