Fireside chat: infrastructure for emerging markets: can we build fast, clean and fair? @WithTheEconomist
Fireside chat: infrastructure for emerging markets: can we build fast, clean and fair? @WithTheEconomist
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago
As emerging economies grow, they need trillions in new infrastructure, but they also face the steepest decarbonisation challenges. What role does natural gas play as a pragmatic bridge? Can renewable energy become the new backbone of baseload power?   

Moderator: 
Katherine Stewart, Head of impact research, policy and insights, Economist Impact 

Speaker
Guillaume Lucci, President and chief executive, Prime Infra  

Supported by Prime Infra
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