New energy conundrum

It is not just a moral imperative, but a pre-requisite for a world that has a chance to keep the spiralling temperatures within check

Our energy-guzzling world is on the cusp. It could find a way to leverage the current crisis of energy scarcity and rising prices to reinvent the fossil fuel-based system. Or, it could reinvest in the same carbon-intensive energy system as people in the already rich countries get increasingly desperate for reliable and affordable power to light and heat their homes this coming winter season. It is an important moment in time — one which makes the actions to combat climate change even more contested and urgent.

Let’s be clear that at this moment, the developed countries — I point to them