All the talk about climate change and clean energy does nothing to break the Iron Law of Electricity. It's cheap energy.

Still think the Global South are simps for Climate Change? https://t.co/ZUoT79Zwee

— Tom Luongo (#2ndAmendmentAir) (@TFL1728) June 11, 2022

As I point out in my latest book, A Question of Power, electricity is the world’s most important and fastest-growing form of energy. After writing that book, and doing further reporting, I coined the Iron Law of Electricity, which says that “people, businesses, and countries will do whatever they have to do to get the electricity they need.” The Iron Law matters because the electricity sector is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide emissions. And as the Iron Law states, politicians in countries like China and India are going to do everything they can to prevent (or reduce) blackouts, including burning more coal.