Steve Goreham: Green breakdown | Tom Nelson Pod #264

Dec 3, 2024

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Steve Goreham is an informative and engaging speaker, delivering compelling and provocative programs to businesses, universities, and diverse organizations. Steve is an independent scholar, researcher, and futurist in the fields of energy and environmental policy, as well as a former engineer and business executive with 30 years of experience at Fortune 100 and private companies. He’s Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute.

Steve is author of four books on energy, climate change, sustainability, and public policy with over 100,000 copies in print.

In this episode, Steve Goreham discusses the controversies and outcomes surrounding the recent COP 29 climate conference, and criticizes the effectiveness and practicality of current climate policies and renewable energy initiatives. He argues that global efforts to curb CO2 emissions and switch to renewable energy have largely been ineffective, costly, and sometimes counterproductive, citing examples such as the increase in extreme weather-exposed renewable installations and the significant electrical demands posed by emerging technologies like AI. Goreham also predicts a future pushback against these green policies, driven by their economic and practical shortcomings, leading to a return to more reliable and low-cost energy sources.

00:00 Global Meat Consumption Trends

00:13 Introduction to Steve Goreham and COP 29

00:53 Controversies and Outcomes of COP 29

02:43 The Futility of COP Conferences

03:00 The Reality of Global Energy Consumption

03:46 Wealth Transfer and Climate Aid

05:29 The Impracticality of Net Zero Goals

08:31 Challenges with Renewable Energy

11:41 The Future of Global Energy

16:05 Europe's Energy Crisis

20:02 The Viability of Alternative Fuels

24:38 The High Cost of Sustainable Aviation Fuel