Yergin: The global move to clean energy consists of multiple distinct transitions
Dr. Daniel Yergin · Columbia Energy Exchange: Will Putin’s Energy Strategy Backfire? · Sep 22, 2022 · at 44:06
Energy historian Dr. Daniel Yergin explains the North-South divide in decarbonization priorities between wealthy nations and developing countries.
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“There is a divide that has not been Recognize so much, but it's a different view, as the former energy petroleum minister of India said, it's not an energy transition, there are energy transitions.”
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