. >> barry worthington is the executive director of the united states energy association. welcome to the broadcast. >> thank you for having me. >> what is the relationship between the united states energy association and the world energy council? >> we belong to the council as a country. there are 90 members. we're the u.s. affiliate. we have counterparts in the other 90 countries. >> what is your mission? >> we strive to develop a dialogue and forum for conversation for people inside the energy industry and those outside to understand how the energy systems work. >> it is more important than it has ever been as we have reached 7 billion people. >> this week, according to the united nations. whoever that child is the was the 7 billionth, there is about a 1/3 chance that they were born in a modern economy with a viable energy. >> which means also having food and water available. >> it does. you cannot have food or water without energy. there's also 1/3 of the chance they were born in a location where there is inadequate, and reliable, and unaffordable energy. chance also 1/