As best we can. Im going to talk to you a little bit tonight about america the ingenious. This book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is hopefully you learned something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansof how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many of the things exploit the world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. , as i do in myy book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ass natural adventurers, risktakers and entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. I am a believer in american exceptionalism. It hasnes like to say, to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when making things when we were extracting them
Thank you, francis. Thank you. We are delighted to have you both. You give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty and the repercussions for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world most affected . Thank you, thank you again. About what the foundation has done under the leadership of the secretary is looking at how we can and this global problem of Energy Poverty. What is the Global Landscape space . 3. 2 ofccounts for only the 2700 kilowatt hours generated. [indiscernible] only asia with india is 8. 5 . Southafrica but also africa. America is 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa is 3. 9 . Are large swaths of the global space that is energy poor. What we talk about as it relates , and that iscrisis [indiscernible] say one of the things the pandemic is shown as is if we do not have energy we cannot even solve the health crisis. On the continent we have a lot of obstacles. Universal access is a critical part of what we are considering as part of the policy for ending
Experts on energy policy. My first guest is a u. N. Undersecretary general and an expert on africa. And also former u. S. Energy secretary, a very warm welcome to you both. Thank you. Thank you for having us. Frances were delighted to have you both. So, let me start with you, if i may. Could you give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty, where things stand, what populations are affected, and what the kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that is most affected . Thank you, thanks again for having us. To just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary moniz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. As you asked and rightly so, what does the Global Landscape say, let me start with my own continent. Africa is 3. 23 of electricity generated. Asiapacific is 5. 8 . I think thats why were look at this globaly. Because its africa but also south and central america, 4. 9
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What investigators are now saying sparked the blaze. Plus, the heartfelt thanksgiving message left behind by alex trebek. Black friday changes. Shoppers showing up for sales despite a pandemic. How covid is changing how people hunt for deals. And from digital dinners to an adorable postmeal nap, how people celebrated their socially distanced thanksgiving. Good friday morning, everyone. We begin with President Trump acknowledging that the transition for president elect joe biden is moving forward. The comments came as trump took questions for the First Time Since losing the election. Trump refused to concede and would not commit to attending the inauguration. But he did say he will leave the white house if the Electoral College declares biden the winner, which is expected to happen. Trump also said hes heading to georgia next weekend to campaign for two republican candidates. Those races will determine which Party Controls the senate. Abcs Elizabeth Schulze is live in washington with th