Subhra Bhattacharjee is Strategic Planner and Head of the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Bahrain.

Navigating the Intersection of Climate Action, Clean Energy and Poverty Eradication

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Rice residue burning in a field after harvest to quickly prepare the land for wheat planting near Sangrur, SE Punjab, India, 2011. Neil Palmer (CIAT), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A rural stove burning plantation and paper waste in Tamil Nadu, India. Smoke from such fires impacts pollution levels.. தகவலுழவன் (LOGANATHAN . R./Info-farmer) CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Clean energy lies at the intersection of two of the most difficult problems facing humanity—climate change and extreme poverty.