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Democrats face a calamity unless the party can distance itself from the new, new left: leader, page 9. Joe Biden’s
social­spending package is not grand enough to repair the American Dream: briefing, page 16. Democrats suffer a
rout at the polls, page 26. Virginia’s governor­elect: Lexington, page 32

How Xi uses history – He sees it justifying his rule for years to come, page 23

Green finance: behind the big numbers Why the net-zero pledges of financial firms won’t save the world: leader, page 12. If the planet loves forests, it should price their carbon, page 51. How cement may yet help slow global warming, page 67

Ethiopia gazes into the abyss – As rebels march on the capital, persecution accelerates: leader, page 13, and analysis, page 37

Why bosses love the office – Blame a mixture of carpets, caring and conditioning: Bartleby, page 58

How green bottlenecks threaten the clean energy business

A great green investment boom is under way, but supply-side problems are underappreciated

As the world economy wakes back up, shortages and price spikes are affecting everything from the supply of Taiwanese chips to the cost of a French breakfast. As we explain this week, one kind of bottleneck deserves special attention: the supply-side problems, such as scarce metals and land constraints, that threaten to slow the green-energy boom. Far from being transitory, these bottlenecks risk becoming a recurring feature of the world economy for years to come because the shift to a cleaner energy system is still only in its infancy. Governments must respond to these market signals, facilitating a huge private-sector investment boom over the next decade that increases capacity. If they don’t, they stand little chance of keeping their promises to reach “net-zero” emissions.

The West is passing up the opportunity of the century

There could be no better advertisement for democracy and free markets than a rapid global vaccination drive

Imagine an investment that would earn a return of 17,900% in four years. Better yet, the initial outlay would be easily affordable. Who on Earth would pass up such an opportunity?