David Gelles

Climate correspondent at The New York Times who writes the Climate Forward newsletter and reports on the intersection of climate, business, and corporate power; he is also the author of The Man Who Broke Capitalism.

Lower-Income Countries Need Energy Abundance, Not Basic Grid Connections

Jason Bordoff and Cassady Walters argue that development policy should aim beyond basic electricity access toward “universal energy abundance”: reliable, affordable power sufficient to support industry, transport, agriculture and modern services. Through the High Level Panel on Universal Energy Abundance, they advocate country-specific energy pathways that account for climate constraints while addressing the financing, institutional and investment risks that make energy projects far costlier in lower-income markets.

The Aspen InstituteAug 4, 20267 min read