One way such a policy could backfire is by knocking over bad regimes only to see even worse ones take their place.

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The expectation is that as the first startups get up and running, new ones will take their place, generating one company after another.

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Nor is that the end of the happy tale, for such companies negotiate long-term contracts, and many of the ones that mining and energy firms have in place now do not take account of today's higher prices.

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