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Energy

Building economic opportunity and reducing poverty in poor countries requires energy -- to light homes and classrooms, pump water, cook meals, power workshops, refrigerate vaccines and enable people to tap into online and broadcast sources of information.

Meeting global demand for energy is an urgent and difficult challenge requiring policies that provide incentives for producing reliable, clean and efficient energy, and stimulate investment. Open markets and new technologies working in concert will help decision-makers meet those challenges.