32 of the 48 countries in Africa are in an energy crisis according to the World Bank. Think how many millions of lives could be improved&#x2F;saved by cheap coal plants, with immediate benefits. Or, the horror, nuclear power plants in 15 years.<p>We&#x27;re leaving hundreds of millions in abject poverty today, for some mild to negligible benefit in the future (We aren&#x27;t cutting CO2 emissions from industrialized nations much anytime soon).