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Study Finds Electricity Access Increases GDP, Ability to Address Climate Risk

Developing robust energy infrastructure is necessary to help the global poor escape their economic plight. Affordable, dependable power is a necessity for lifting Africans out of poverty. Increasing economic vitality, in turn, will allow countries to develop the necessary infrastructure and innovations to improve well-being and reduce climate risk.

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Global Chaos Isn’t Slowing Clean Energy Development

If ever there was a year for clean energy development to slow, this year seems to be a good fit, but surging prices, supply chain bottlenecks, and global energy market upheaval have not managed to slow renewables down. At the end of 2022, the ascendancy of clean energy appears to be as unstoppable as it is undeniable.

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Energy

An Oil Export Ban Would Backfire, Warn Experts

As Biden scrambles to keep energy from rising, some have suggested that his administration consider banning crude oil exports. Doing so would be misguided and impose more economic harm on American families by curtailing supply and driving prices at the pump higher. 

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