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Soaring energy costs from Russia–Ukraine war could impoverish millions

The conflict is raising household fuel bills and the cost of goods and services.
A power station during golden hour with dramatic dark clouds above .

A coal-fired power plant. Models project a global spike in extreme poverty as a result of the soaring price of coal and other fossil fuels. Credit: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty

As many as 141 million people worldwide could be forced into extreme poverty as a result of the energy crisis exacerbated by the Russia–Ukraine war1.

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Nature 615, 10 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00491-6

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  1. Guan, Y. et al. Nature Energy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01209-8 (2023).

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