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The Dangers of ESG | Todd Zywicki | Ep. 39

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The Effects of Distorting Markets on ESG

Sri Lanka had an almost perfect ESG score. They make countries in this way of 98.1 out of 100, almost a perfect score right before its crisis that began last year and is still ongoing. It was transitioning or attempting to transition to all organic farming. When you drive up the cost of energy, who suffers? Well, it's not the guy who has to commute an hour to work because that's all he can afford to live in the suburbs. He's having to pay $6 a gallon for gas, for example. But think about the rest of the world, Chelsea. I mean, we talk about Sri Lanka, but there are millions of people in this world who

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