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Mitchell Center Executive Committee Member Eric Orts Reflects on Climate, Democracy, and Russian Energy in Essay Published by The Hill

Monday, May 2, 2022 - 3:45pm

Read the full essay here.

Mitchell Center Executive Committee Member and Wharton Professor ERIC ORTS has published an opinion piece in The Hill, "Cut the root of Russia’s power by making a clean energy transition." Orts argues that "We need to connect the dots: The war in Ukraine is inextricably linked with the climate emergency. We need to save both democracy and the climate."