A publicly owned energy industry could help tackle energy poverty and increase renewables
Problems with affordable, accessible energy could be mitigated by making more energy providers publicly owned.
Oct. 12, 2021 • ~8 min
This is a transcript of part 2 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.
Problems with affordable, accessible energy could be mitigated by making more energy providers publicly owned.
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