Barnard: Three billion people worldwide lack access to electricity
Hayes Barnard · How Hayes Barnard Is Transforming Solar Tech & Green Housing · Joe Lonsdale · Feb 23, 2022 · at 23:39
Hayes Barnard, founder and CEO of GoodLeap and GivePower, discusses the scope of the global electricity and clean water crisis.
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“Three billion people don't have access to electricity.”
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