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How countries are skipping 200 years of carbon emissions

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August 21, 2026

The future isn’t built on oil and coal. Cheap renewable electricity gives developing countries the opportunity to grow cleanly from day one.

A data-driven analysis of global energy trends suggests many developing countries are moving directly from traditional biomass to electricity, avoiding the long fossil fuel pathway taken by Western economies. The video highlights how falling costs for solar power, batteries and electric technologies are accelerating electrification across countries including India, Vietnam and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Experts argue that limited legacy fossil fuel infrastructure and abundant renewable resources could give emerging economies a competitive advantage, improving energy access, energy security and future economic growth through clean electricity.

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