Energy and the Current Narrative: Fireside Chat with Chris Wright and Dr. Steven Koonin

Fireside Chat with Chris Wright and Dr. Steven Koonin, author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters.

[supercomp]

I am halfway through Steven's book and it is an eye opener, well worth the read, what the climate scientists leave out of reports is the most revelevent data, science should inform, not persuade.

[torestorebo]

I have read Koonins book and listend to the coversation. Very good! Very informative! Thank you! Greetings from Norway.

[aaronhollis]

Thank you Chris Wright for speaking out for our industry! We need more competent executives talking about these important topics!

[donwilliams]

I pre-ordered his book and am working my way through it. Well written and thoroughly documented. Sadly, the non-scientific folks I have talked to about the subject aren't willing to accept the facts, preferring instead to listen to what the politicians put forth.

[Truth_to_Powers]

“The masses have never thirsted after truth. They turn aside from evidence that is not to their taste, preferring to deify error, if error seduce them. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.”

― Gustave Le Bon,

[davidbuderim]

Once you accept nuclear you don't need solar or wind.

[francoisperrin]

I've discovered Koonin via a French radio station that gives time to people who don't have a voice in the mainstream media. I was amazed by his speech of facts. It echoed what I learned in the University from an honest climatologist. Like he said, taking trillion-dollar decisions on false conclusions from climate alarmists is beyond common sense.

[brianfuller]

Koonin's book is outstanding. It is called "Unsettled?". It is a science-based book so if you have no science background it will require you to put some effort into it but the knowledge you will gain is critical for an informed society. If you get your current knowledge of climate science from main stream media or from your public school teacher then you have been misinformed.

[libation]

I've ordered Dr. Koonin's book. Sounds fascinating. One comment on methane; Dr.William Happer has mentioned in his lectures that methane, while being potent, is measured in parts per BILLION vs CO2 being measured in parts per MILLION. It's a tiny fraction and more influenced by natural causes.

[stevek]

Will Happer: "The most compelling takeaway message is that the maniacal focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) as the "control knob" of the Earth's climate is a profound delusion."

[lawrencestark]

I too got a degree from MIT, and I was very impressed by your description of the flaws in the public revelation of scientific studies of climate. I was, however, concerned about your comment that the national laboratories' provided valuable advice on Covid, given the tragic impact of the national shutdown of business and education implemented by governments at the Federal, State and Local level. Other than that--well done!

[JanEskildsen]

I can't find page 3, 27 in any report - do you have a link, please show it here.
Koonin starts to mention it at 28.49 in the video.

[tomklein]

Tom Klein Dr. Koonin. Your presentation is even more impressive than your book, if that is possible.I think this is possible. This is because it gives one a better feel than your book, about your thinking, which is impressive

[dr.davidrhoads]

This is the best articulation of the difference between
" follow the science " Meaning follow the scientists who agree with me.
And follow the science wherever it leads.
Dennis Prager would be a very effective outlet for this discussion.
Along with essentially every conservative outlet.
HOWEVER getting on a left leaning outlet would be even more effective.
Perhaps there is one liberal who will understand the issues related to keeping the very poor in poverty and dare to let you have a voice.
Certainly work with Congress and think tanks

[jazznoteblue]

I like to inform my fb friends by posting your videos

[billallen]

Was Solyndra in your portfolio? Any thoughts on vaccines as of 10/22? I think you missed that one and that the Trump administration did the best they could very early on when nobody had a clue, including Birx and Fauci. The Covid experience is a travesty of epic proportion. We are all being experimented on.

[grantw]

Sell you're EV before the battery fails. I heard $20K to replace. The upfront for EV is significantly higher than similar ICE car. So equal cost amortization is maybe 20 yrs.

[raymondswenson]

Electric Vehicles emit greenhouse gasses in a big slug when they are born, so much that a gasol8ne car can drive 50, 000 miles before they reach an EV amount. But the EV slug has been warming the atmosphere for years by that point, so the gas car has to drive another 50, 000 miles before its global warming impact can EQUAL the global warming effect of the EV. So the EV jumps so far ahead of a gas car in GHG emissions that it takes 100, 000 miles to catch up to the EV's warming impact from the time it is MADE, months before it is sold. And if your local electricity comes from fossil fuels, it goes even further ahead of the gas car in ADDING to global warming. EVs ADD to global warming for the first 10 years of their lives.

[Bebopin-]

42:40, we ll get real yes, but in the meantime it is going to hurt a lot, on our finances, on our liberties, and on our place in the world vs China, Russia, India, ..

[weignerleigner]

I hope you are able to get back on rogan and debate dessler. I wasn’t really convinced by his argument. He began the podcast with the logical fallacy of you worked for bp therefore your a schill. That turned me off immediately. I kept listening and he did make some good points, but I think many of us would love to hear a debate to see who really has the better opinion.