COVID-19 has tested governments around the world – here's what that means for the energy transition

May 13, 2020

Workers walk between photovoltaic panels at the Benban plant in Aswan, Egypt, November 17, 2019. Picture taken November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC24XD9HVF1F

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested governments – and shown the importance of resilience in navigating the energy transition. Image: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Morgan Bazilian

Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy and Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines

David Victor

Professor, University of California

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