Protestors taking to the streets in European cities today have a common complaint: high living costs. Pricey imports of fossil fuels are partly to blame. We look at one fix for that in the newsletter: electrification.
Public discontent over energy affordability is also playing out in the US, making the contest for two commissioners of an agency that regulates investor-owned utilities in Georgia one to watch in the midterm elections next week.
Lastly, a UN meeting on biodiversity in Armenia wrapped up today with a pledge by countries falling behind on targets to protect nature to speed up action.