Douglas Pollock: “Renewables: A Woke Expensive Nothingness” | Tom Nelson Pod #338

Douglas Pollock is an Industrial Civil Engineer from the University of Chile. For almost a decade, he has studied the science and economics of climate/energy policies. 

00:00 Introduction and Guest Background

00:38 The Illusion of Net Zero Emissions

02:23 Renewable Energy Sources and Their Inconsistencies

03:39 The Economic Impact of Renewable Energy

06:29 The Green Argument and Its Flaws

09:06 Cost Structure and Efficiency of Renewable Energy

20:00 CO2 Emissions and Renewable Energy

32:24 The Cost of Achieving Net Zero

36:50 Conclusions and Final Thoughts

44:24 Q&A and Final Remarks

About Douglas Pollock: https://co2coalition.org/teammember/douglas-pollock/

His previous appearance on this podcast: https://youtu.be/D_wkyZoIQ-o?si=V18_Wb_clWIjV0YW

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