Guest Contributor

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the barrage of rocket attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have forced the country to rebuild what's been destroyed while reimagining its energy future at the same time. The destruction of over a quarter of Ukraine's power generation has upped the demand for clean, renewable energy systems, decentralized energy generation, and smarter, more resilient grids. The nation's push for a just energy transition has become a defining narrative of resilience.

From 2018 to 2023, South Africa endured a debilitating energy crisis as rolling blackouts paralysed the nation. This catastrophe stemmed from the premature decommissioning of coal plants without adequate replacement capacity. While South Africa struggled, China and India—two of the world's top coal consumers—expanded their coal infrastructure with less scrutiny, revealing a global inequity in climate policy.