Cryptosolar

Gustavo Petro said Colombia’s Caribbean coast could become a hub for Bitcoin mining by leveraging the country’s surplus renewable energy.

As major supply disruptions continue to ripple from the US-Israel war with Iran, countries are being forced to find alternatives to natural gas, potentially reshaping the future of energy.

Former US Vice President Al Gore says the energy transition is accelerating faster than many realize. Gore argues that solar and wind are now the cheapest sources of electricity, accounting for 93% of new global power generation last year. He also points to rapid growth in electric vehicle adoption worldwide. He appears on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded on January 20 at the World Economic Forum in Davos.