Name: Fossil Future with Alex Epstein
Uploaded: 2022-07-01T14:00:19+00:00
Duration: 46 min 31 s
Description: When it comes to energy and the environment, Americans not only get the wrong facts, arguments, and narratives—they get the wrong philosophy. Alex Epstein, who recently published perhaps the most impo

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When it comes to energy and the environment, Americans not only get the wrong facts, arguments, and narratives—they get the wrong philosophy. Alex Epstein, who recently published perhaps the most important book of our time, joins Jeff and Bob to explain.

Get Alex's new book Fossil Future: https://Mises.org/Fossil

00:00 Introduction
00:44 Fossil Future
04:30 The Future of Fossil Fuels
06:57 Framing the Debate on Energy Production
12:28 Dishonesty in Climate Science
24:20 CO2 Emissions
31:33 Is Nuclear Energy Still Possible?
34:06 Energy vs. Electricity
38:06 Western Climate Policy in Developing Countries
40:44 Motivations Behind Climate Change Policy