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NEXT YEAR’S ENERGY CRISIS

For policymakers grappling with global energy shortages and households scrambling to pay record-high utility bills, some unwelcome news: this year’s energy crisis is going to look mild compared with that of winter 2023–2024. That is going to be thereal crisis. Any current energy planning must account for next year and beyond—where this winter is a problem, 2023’s may be a catastrophe.

The immediate problem is simple: there is not enough fuel, and therefore not enough

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