, Columnist
Australia’s Energy Mess Drives Users Off the Grid
A carbon-free future will be in spite of the government, not because of it.
That’s how you do it.
Photographer: The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media/Getty Images
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When politics and infighting cause a dramatic government failure, it’s not unusual for the private sector to step in and provide a superior service.
That’s what happened in Somalia’s telecommunications industry in recent decades, where mobile providers offer some of Africa’s lowest call rates despite the absence of a functioning national government since 1991.