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Nov 4, 2021

How rising prices illustrate weaknesses in the transition to clean energy

Also today: The Federal Reserve is beginning to wind down its bond-buying program, which it started to support the economy during the pandemic.

The transition to clean energy not only needs to move faster, but also better, according to Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor at The Economist. — The transition to clean energy not only needs to move faster, but also better, according to Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor at The Economist.
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The first great shock of the energy transition
by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, editor at The Economist, on what energy shortages and rising fuel prices mean for the transition to clean energy.
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