There's one glimmer of good news amid the global energy crisis sparked by war in Ukraine. Governments are just going to have to accept that green power is pricey. In America, a television show about Jesus Christ has turned out to be an unlikely hit.
The Belt and Road initiative to encircle much of the world with Chinese-funded, Chinese-built infrastructure is growing leaner and more penny-wise. But its ambitions are undimmed. Energy-market turmoil has given a boost to the green transition—a boost that has come with hard truths about the shift’s costs. And a television show about Jesus Christ becomes an unlikely hit.
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