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The Solution to Soaring Gas Prices? For Some, It’s Going Electric

The Iran War’s impact on energy prices is spurring people around the world to abandon fossil fuels in favor of cheaper electric alternatives.
An EV charging station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Photographer: Amanuel Sileshi/Bloomberg

How are consumers around the world reacting to the second energy crisis in four years? They’re breaking up with fossil fuels and going electric.

Today’s newsletter takes you from San Francisco to Lagos, where interest is surging for low-carbon technologies like EVs and rooftop solar panels as the Iran War pushes up the price of oil and gas. Plus, Zack Polanski stops by our Zero podcast to talk about his Green Party’s remarkable rise in the UK and how he would bring down energy prices.