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From the editor: One 2024 election with a foregone conclusion

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From the editor: One 2024 election with a foregone conclusion

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From the editor: One 2024 election with a foregone conclusion

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As Russia prepares for an election where Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win, the country’s natural gas industry grapples with significant challenges and risks. by: NGW

To say that 2024 is a critical election year is an understatement. A record 64 countries representing over half of the world’s adult population and more than 60% of global GDP, will have votes on new governments and legislatures. The results will have major implications for energy and climate policy – nowhere more so than in the US, where Joe Biden and Donald Trump remain neck-in-neck in the polls. So many elections in a single year creates great uncertainty, particularly in those countries where it is far from clear which political parties and...

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