Can Fossil Fuels Save The World? - Alex Epstein - #324

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Alex Epstein. He's an energy theorist, the founder and president of the Center for Industrial Progress and an author. We are talking about whether fossil fuels can save the world. During any discussion about fossil fuels, the focus only ever seems to be on the negative side effects. But what about the positives? Alex believes that we need more, not less fossil fuels to improve global human flourishing. And today he makes his case. Expect to learn why solar and wind energy can't fix our energy problems, how nuclear plants have become so demonized, why Alex thinks that climate activists fundamentally hate humanity, his views on extinction rebellion, why fossil fuels reduce environmental catastrophes and much more. Alex is just like a, he's a magnet for really passionate conversations where people completely detest the position that he's putting forward. So he's a very robust guy. Taking this particular narrative, pushing this type of an agenda in 2021 with so much climate activism coming from the other side of the fence is superbly brave. And as with everything, if you want to fully understand the situation, you can't just hear one side's narrative. And today, Alex gives us a great run through of exactly why fossil fuels might not be as bad as we've been led to believe. Don't forget, if you aren't already signed up to my 3-Minute Monday Newsletter, you can go and do that right now at chriswillex.com/lifehacks.
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