PANEL: Is Western Energy Policy Causing Economic Self-Harm?

PANEL: Is Western Energy Policy Causing Economic Self-Harm? | ARC Off-Stage Conversation

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Are Britain and Germany committing economic self-harm? Is Western climate anxiety stifling African economies? Narratives of panic and despair are increasingly influencing the fundamentals of economic policy and energy policy.
Our latest ARC Off-Stage Conversation is a rallying call for an honest assessment of the direction of travel of energy policy. Germany and Britain are not alone in committing economic self-harm. This conversation, with experts Marian Tupy, Magatte Wade, Chris Wright, and Robert Bryce, lays out why energy equals GDP, and how outsourcing energy consumption to other nations is not a green policy.
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In Chris Wright’s words:
The UK has “driven up electricity prices so much… They're proud of the 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, but what they never mentioned was that the majority of this is just reduced energy consumption.
“Energy intensive manufacturing just left. It's not made at a natural gas-powered factory in the UK anymore. It's a coal-powered plant in Asia and then loaded on diesel-powered tanker ship and brought back. That's not really greenhouse gas reduction, right? That's just exporting your emissions.”
It’s time for an honest conversation about energy. Too often policy makers make choices at the behest of activists which are irrational, anti-human, and fail to account for complexity. Yes, we have a duty to environmental stewardship. But panic driven policy making is almost always bad policy making.
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Dr. Marian L. Tupy is the editor of HumanProgress.org and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute,
specializing in global trends and economic policies. Follow him on X @Marian_L_Tupy and
explore his work at HumanProgress.org.
Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur and advocate for African prosperity, serving as the Director
for The Centre for African Prosperity at the Atlas Network. She champions entrepreneurship and
market-based solutions to boost economic growth across Africa. Learn more about her
initiatives on her website here and follow her on X @magattew.
Robert Bryce is an author, journalist, and filmmaker focused on energy and innovation. He has
authored six books, including "A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations,"
exploring the impact of energy on global development. Explore more about Robert and his
projects at robertbryce.com and follow him on X @pwrhungry.
Chris Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, where he combines his passion for
technology and entrepreneurial spirit to advance human liberty through energy innovation. His
mission is to improve lives by integrating technology with energy solutions. Connect with Chris
on LinkedIn here or follow him on X @chrisawright_.
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00:00:00 - The Hidden Costs of Energy Policies in the UK: Decline, Exported Emissions, and
Societal Impact
00:00:48 - Energy Austerity and Propaganda: Experiencing the UK's Cost of Living Crisis
00:05:15 - Navigating Ideologies: Africa's Energy Realism and Western Policies
00:09:07 - Incremental Changes and Crisis Response: Shifting Attitudes Towards Nuclear
Energy
00:11:15 - Contradictions in Western Energy Policy: Global Impact and Political Realities
00:16:10 - The Global Coal Conundrum: Energy Needs vs. Environmental Goals
00:19:40 - Eastern Europe's Environmental Consciousness: Balancing Green Policies,
Economic Realities, and EU Influence
00:25:00 - The Future of Global Energy: Political Backlash, Interjurisdictional Competition, and
the Role of Startup Cities
00:31:30 - Conclusion: Embracing Competition for Innovation and Progress in Energy Policies

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@arc_conference 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching our latest ARC Off-Stage Conversation! Subscribe to our Channel to be the first to watch the next episode: www.youtube.com/@arc_conference 00:00:00 - The Hidden Costs of Energy Policies in the UK: Decline, Exported Emissions, and Societal Impact 00:00:48 - Energy Austerity and Propaganda: Experiencing the UK's Cost of Living Crisis 00:05:15 - Navigating Ideologies: Africa's Energy Realism and Western Policies 00:09:07 - Incremental Changes and Crisis Response: Shifting Attitudes Towards Nuclear Energy 00:11:15 - Contradictions in Western Energy Policy: Global Impact and Political Realities 00:16:10 - The Global Coal Conundrum: Energy Needs vs. Environmental Goals 00:19:40 - Eastern Europe's Environmental Consciousness: Balancing Green Policies, Economic Realities, and EU Influence 00:25:00 - The Future of Global Energy: Political Backlash, Interjurisdictional Competition, and the Role of Startup Cities 00:31:30 - Conclusion: Embracing Competition for Innovation and Progress in Energy Policies

@kyleuhlig2230 2 ай бұрын

I find it odd that ARC channel does not get very many views.

@arc_conference 2 ай бұрын

We hope that will change soon! Thanks for being one of our viewers 🙌

@colin_a 2 ай бұрын

In short, the UK energy crisis began in the early 2000s when Tony Blair redirected the growth trajectory from Gas to Nuclear towards Gas to Renewables, a shift that was subsequently adopted by the rest of the world. While renewables were always costly, there was hope that advancing technology would alleviate the situation, but such hopes never materialized. Over the next 20 years, both major political parties implemented poorly conceived Green policies that were destined to fail, until the conflict in Ukraine occurred. This event marked a tipping point, where the excessive investment in unreliable renewables finally caught up with us. Governments are now unable to admit that the energy crisis is entirely self-inflicted. Almost every scientist, engineer, and physicist foresaw this outcome, except for taxpayers and the Green lobby.

@FindThisArtist 2 ай бұрын

No "self harm" it's much more sinister than that

@thePlum 2 ай бұрын

Great talk, thank you for sharing this. Open unfiltered dialogue like these are the key ingredient underlying all of the changes that need to be made.

@arc_conference 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Agreed about dialogue, we need more of it

@craig-michaelkierce1366 2 ай бұрын

During the Cambrian Period, known for the greatest explosion of new life on Earth, atmospheric levels of CO2 were over 3,000 ppm. Most plant life today evolved at very high levels of Carbon Dioxide. Even today, most commercial greenhouses pump in CO2 at over 1,200 ppm. Not too long ago, the atmospheric levels of CO2 had dropped dangerously low to only about 180 ppm. That was due to the natural processes of sequestration. There is a constant balance of CO2 between the air and sea. Many types of sea life remove CO2 from the water in the form of calcium carbonate to form shells. Over time, many layers of sea creatures that have removed the calcium carbonate turn into limestone, chalk and marble. Locking the CO2 away, which draws more CO2 from the air. This process, along with ice ages storing more CO2 into the oceans, has created the very low Carbon Dioxide situation. At 180 ppm, that was dangerously close to 150 ppm. Below that number, all oxygen producing plant life dies. Then all creatures needing oxygen die. Of course, the main reason that atmospheric CO2 levels have been rising is because the oceans have warmed since the last Ice Age. What happens when you open 2 cans of soda, and leave one out in a warm room, and put the other in a fridge? Come back several hours later, the one left out in the warm room has lost its carbonation. The cold can retained its CO2. So, when the planet, and by extension, the oceans, warm...CO2 is released into the air. CO2 levels in the atmosphere go up after waters warm, not the other way around. Fortunately, humans are likely to have also contributed to the needed rise in CO2, by burning "Fossil Fuels" and burning limestone(releasing the trapped CO2) for the concrete industry. Thankfully, CO2 levels have risen to the, still low, but much safer level of 420 ppm. Satellite data has also revealed that our planet, over the past thirty years, has become significantly greener, with the added CO2. Save the planet. Burn "Fossil Fuels." Cheers...

@ragas2845 Ай бұрын

Very interesting statements. I liked the example of two soda cans. BTW what causes high amounts of CO2 in the oceans to begin with? I was wondering, if there were high amounts of co2 in the oceans why don't we see the bubbles or the fizz as we see in the can of soda? Also, could you please provide the source of your above information please. I wanted to use it for the academic purposes. I will present this information in front of the professors who support climate change agenda and I want to question them. They will surely ask for the source and evidence for this information. Hence, if you could please provide the source. Mnay thanks in advance. Hope you have a great day.

@ragas2845 Ай бұрын

Also, what according to you causes this natural increase in the level of CO2 in the atmosphere without human intervention as you mentioned in the Cambrian period of high CO2 concentration levels of 3000 ppm?

@craig-michaelkierce1366 Ай бұрын

@@ragas2845 Good day. So, you are asking for even more verbiage from me. You are a brave soul...rrr. My apologies ahead of time if I give offense with this comment, but noticing your name, you might need some ragas playing in the background to get through my answer(I had the privilege of listening to Ustad Vilayat Khan, and his son, at Princeton University, in New Jersey, here in the States, years ago. Ragas are music that transports the soul). So. I can't see my original words at this time, and hope that I do not repeat myself, but here goes. As an Art Teacher of more than a few years, and working in a rather large classroom, I tried to have as many sources of interest and knowledge in my room as possible. My room had books and magazines on a myriad of subjects, Geology, Agriculture(Joel Salatin, Vandana Shiva, etc.) Paleontology, Archaeology, Oceanography, Astronomy and grand space related topics, as well as a microscope linked to a computer to study items at the opposite end of things(the film, Powers of Ten, was a student favorite, on my 50 inch plasma screen. I believe that investing in my children paid off ), History, Literature from around the World, World Music for students to learn of other people while doing art....even books on Art....rrr. I had geodes and rock collections for students to study, brief science experiments, even a pretty decent Carbon Dioxide detector, when I finally began investigating "Climate Change." I'm trying to illustrate what I used to tell my students, number one, if you are in school, and you are not having fun investigating the World of Knowledge , something's wrong. And two, I informed them that a teacher's job was to teach children how to think, not always necessarily, what to think. Inquiring minds, and all that. So, one day one of my students wanted to know if what some of her other teachers and TV personalities were trying to get her to believe was true. She wanted to know if the Earth was in danger from too much CO2. Hmm. I told her that I wasn't sure, even though everyone seemed to be saying so. The Geology books were helpful, but I needed more sources. So, I started investigating, and told her to do the same. After a few weeks on our respective hunts for the truth, we determined that apparently we had discovered something like the World's biggest Ponzi scheme. That was five years ago, right before retiring, after 34 years working with wonderful children. Yikes. Back to your original question. Sources? I have read quite a number of books by many scientists and others knowledgeable in the field, as well as many of their interviews on KZfaq. Some of the individuals are Richard Lindzen (rather dry speaker, but brilliant), William Happer, Judith Curry, Lord Moncton, Ian Plimer (caustic, yet funny Geologist), Willie Soon(usually funny), Peter Ridd(renowned Great Barrier Reef expert), Mark Morano, and Marc Stein(quite clever, and funny). Marc Stein's longer video on Michael Mann and his disproved Hockey Stick Graph is a hoot. Cheers...

@ragas2845 Ай бұрын

@@craig-michaelkierce1366 Hello Mr. Kierce. Thank you so much for your message. Haha, not at all, no offence taken. Wow, amazing!!! You are a plethora of knowledge, a walking encyclopaedia. You must have been an amazing teacher. A few days ago, I started to question the existing narrative of Climate Change and wanted to dig deeper on this subject. What a coincidence that I've come across the same names you just mentioned like Prof. William Happer, Prof. Richard Lindzen, Dr. Judith Curry. I found these individuals amazing. Also, I liked the views of Freeman Dyson, Bjorn Lomborg, Dr. Patrick Moore, John R. Christy, Alex Epstein and Steven Koonin on this subject. I'm going to look up for the rest of the names you just provided. Many many thanks 🙏 Hope you have a great day, Sir. Cheers!

@craig-michaelkierce1366 Ай бұрын

@@ragas2845 Thanks for the kind words, These are some of the books that I possess on the topic...Climate and Energy-The Case For Realism(E. Calvin Beisner and David R. Legates), Climate of Corruption-Politics and Power Behind the Global Warming Hoax (Larry Bell), The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North America-A Cold Welcome(Sam White), The Little Ice Age-How Climate Made History, 1300-1850(Brian Fagan...though this one helps illustrate past problems with climate, the author, at the time of writing, believed in much of the Climate Change Religion, unfortunately), The Delinquent Teenager, Who Was Mistaken For The World's Top Climate Expert...IPCC Expose(Donna LaFramboise), The Great Global Warming Blunder- How Mother Nature Fooled the World's Top Climate Scientists(Roy W. Spencer), The Politically Correct Guide to Climate Change(Marc Morano), Green Breakdown- The Coming Renewable Energy Failure(Steve Goreham), Global Warming:The Great Deception, The Triumph of Dollars and Politics Over Science and Why You Should Care(Guy K. Mitchell, Jr.), Climate Uncertainty and Risk, Rethinking Our Response(Judith A. Curry), Green Tyranny-Exposing the Totalitarian Roots of the Climate Industrial Complex(Rupert Darwall), Fossil Future (Alex Epstein), Taken By Storm- The Troubled Science, Policy, and Politics of Global Warming(Christopher Essex, Ross McKitrick), Hot Talk, Cold Science (S. Fred Singer), Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom(Patrick Moore), Green Murder(Ian Plimer), Not For Greens(Ian Plimer), Climate Change Delusion and the Great Electricity Rip-Off( Ian Plimer), False Alarm (Bjorn Lomborg), Climate Change Reconsidered II- Biological Impacts( NIPCC)...authoritative, but humongous book, Unstoppable (every 1,500 years) Global Warming(S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery), So, a few more reference books like the NIPCC(Nongovernmental International Panel On Climate Change) book...Earth Summit Agenda 21, (The United Nations Programme of Action from Rio), and The U.N. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development-A Critique(ACSC). "Hey, if we scare enough people with "Climate Change" we can control all of the proles." Tie in the next books for the link between the U.N. and WEF plans for the World(...and their control of it. Uh oh. Conspiracy time...) The New World Order(H.G.Wells-1940), Dark Persuasion, A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media ( Joel E. Dimsdale), The Red Trojan Horse, A Concise Analysis of Marxism (Alasdair Elder), How The Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World (The Epoch Times). Why those last books? The question is, qui bono, who benefits, from restricting and controlling what the World's population says and does, or where and how they travel, and how often, or even where they live, and how the new, unreliable "Renewable" Energy has doubled their utility bills, leaving many with the common question in Winter, "Do I heat...or eat?" Also, look up Freud's nephew, Edward(?)Bernays...the "Father of Public Relations." Propaganda is age old, but he made an art out of it. Cheers Post scriptum... It's either Bell or Singer, I don't remember which one, that comes across a tad religious in a spot or two. Still a good writer with great ideas, but that tiny addition to his argument might throw some off. Eh. No worries...

@elichabassol5238 2 ай бұрын

All this fuss about carbon dioxide when plants literally breathe that stuff.

@ozdebris2031 2 ай бұрын

Are you a plant? Ironically, one of the other things that has been happening is the cutting down of plants at a rapid rate. This just makes anyone arguing for retention of fossil fuels look stupid.

@wheel-man5319 2 ай бұрын

@ozdebris2031 I need plants to be able to breathe, and in order to continue to eat!

@playlistofthegods 2 ай бұрын

Have you seen a Wind farm or a solar farm? No trees there, where are we to put these things? You emit CO2, be careful what you vote for.@@ozdebris2031

@hosmerhomeboy 2 ай бұрын

@@ozdebris2031 There's plants growing all the time, everywhere. Our agricultural footprint is shrinking, the treeline is moving north, and the more carbon they have, the faster they grow. The sahara is even shrinking, as plants that aren't starving for carbon are more water efficient. There's an equilibrium to be had, and the plants will increase until they reach a balancepoint with CO2. I'd also add - we're very close being at starvation level for plants.

@subieguy00 Ай бұрын

Id like to add that we have more plant life on the planet than ever before since humans have been around..

@kimwiser445 2 ай бұрын

People seem to forget the promises made when they invested trillions of dollars in green energy.

@FabricioDeMarchi 2 ай бұрын

The reality of the world, there is no way to stop oil and gas consumption unless we develop and distribute cheaper energy. So, if humanity wants to minimize CO2 emissions, considering these emissions a danger, only cheaper and available energy will do it. Developed countries can do whatever they want the rest of the world will continue their efforts to extract resources and produce energy the best way they can and oil and gas are still up there, all other forms are more expensive or considered not reliable and those aspects cannot be changed with threats. There is no other way to go aroudn this. If anyone ends up producing lots of energy they should try and share with developing countries in order to help with the idea of minimizing CO2 emissions, there is no other way. Have a nice day.

@marcusantoninus1838 2 ай бұрын

Yep you are right While I am sitting here in Canada and we refuse to export clean natural gas and do all we can to hamper our own oil industry.

@wheel-man5319 2 ай бұрын

Why do you (or rather we as a race) need to reduce co2?

@PaoloTrepiccione 2 ай бұрын

I heat my home just fine, and I don't pay anything to do it. Most energy companies literally provide nothing other than a bill on behalf of the national grid. I don't pay for services or goods not rendered.

@lpslancelot05 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff!

@arc_conference 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@user-useff 2 ай бұрын

Good talk.

@arc_conference 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Chris-xv2gm 2 ай бұрын

My heating has never been cheaper.

@0_3_6_9_0 2 ай бұрын

28:05 Thank you! Sports 101. Accurate.

@Brandon_letsgo 2 ай бұрын

Please where is the subtitle?

@anthonywilson8998 2 ай бұрын

Energy conservation is the first priority.Energy supplies are the next. Sharing fossils with renewables is essential. Upto date science is also crucial. If CO2 is notthe thermostat ,we need to prioritise. that and take the politics out. Then establish realistic time frames for change where it is necessary. Nuclear in whatever form must be the aim ,allied to renewables and acceptance of limited supplies when renewables are not compensated for. Individual emergency supplies. Will allow for reduced mains supply. Storage of energy will be crucial, either tank supplies or battery backup. for domestic and certain buildings like hospitals and 24/7 essential functions. E must getreal and get Obama and politics out of it. Long term planning is needed and cancelling IPCC. AND THE UN.

@joseenoel8093 2 ай бұрын

Nova Scotia Canada, still gets its energy from coal, when didn't the rich get that way off the backs of the poor? When wasn't life expensive? Too many immigrants so rich buy our homes, an opportunity for them, what's new?

@chrisspeksnijder1717 2 ай бұрын

Good talk. The world will come to its senses, at least just in time we all are finished. The rich west can afford this new green religion, but the less rich and better off I'm not so sure. Rouge countries will thrive on them. Let start calling the developing world as what they are, developing world. Not the global south. There is no such thing. Less then 12% of peoples live the so called global south. And what's really striking, the left has included Indonesia, Australia and South America in their definition of global south. Its rediculous.

@waynesutherland-rs6ct 2 ай бұрын

just more propaganda, its already too late, watch for more wildfires, etc

@playlistofthegods 2 ай бұрын

Did you watch the video? Its a conversation about energy and energy policies on a global scale. I didn't see one instance of someone trying to shout their opinions over another. Most people pushing the Net Zero / Communist Authoritarian regime seem to want to scream their beliefs without any facts to back them up, they cannot have a conversation as they will erode their own beliefs if they speak truthfully.