U. N. Secretary. Thank you. Thank you for having us. Were delighted to have you both. So, let me start with you, if i may, doctor. Could you give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty, where things stand, what populations are affected and what kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that are most affected. Thanks again for having us. I think to just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary munoz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. And as you ask, and rightly so, what is the global landscape. Let me start with my own continent. Africa accounts for only 2. 3 of the 270,000 hours of electricity generated. Asia is only 7. 8 . Its africa but also south and central america, its 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa, 3. 2 , india, 5. 8 , and south and Central Africa america are just 4. 9 , you see theres still large swaths of the global space that is energy
Cdc director dr. Robert redfield. He is the Nations Health Protection Agency and defense americans against dangerous threats and the response to inaccurate information on those threats or record of the head of agency data redfield has been one of the nations leading voices. During this pandemic sharing new information, issuing Public Health guidance and advising americans about how to safely return to work, school and daily life. We are glad to have him with us and what has sadly happened as and a sadly Pivotal Moment in this crisis right now as you all know cases are spiking across the country and as a result we are seeing different types of lockdowns like we saw in the initial wave of thekd virus and americans everywhere are hungry for information and guidance about how to navigate the Holiday Season this winter but back to redfield will address thall of these issues and more d well take questions from our audience as well. Without further ado dr. Redfield welcome. What can you tell
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All. Our. Own unwelcome jewels apart while all eyes are still on counting and recounting develops in the 2020 us president ial elections have already chappie latest whats been known all along that the United States it is one of the most politically polarized countries on the planet with little agrement on its history that got boring and above all what it means to be an american so they how is this schism going to influence the next 4 years for america regardless of all because its next president will to discuss that im now joined by david brady professor of Political Science and literature ballasts at staffer at the university and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution professor radians great to talk to you thank you very much for taking time to talk to your. Now i know youve been predicting him perhaps personally a wishing for a joe biden win and perhaps its a bit here early still to encore the champagne but have you at least put the bottle into the fridge. Think it looks pretty good
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