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Robert Bryce is an author, podcaster, and film producer. He is the acclaimed author of six books on energy and innovation, including most recently, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. Bryce has given more than 400 invited or keynote lectures to groups ranging from the Marines Corps War College to the Sydney Institute as well as to a wide variety of associations, universities, and corporations. He is the host of the Power Hungry Podcast and the co-producer of the feature-length documentary: Juice: How Electricity Explains the World, which is available on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services.

On this episode Chris & Robert discuss:

➡️ Russia and China's influence on global energy

➡️ Europe headed toward de-industrialization?

➡️ Climate becoming a religion based on hopes rather than facts

➡️ Nuclear is on the rise

➡️ Climate NGOs - do as I say, not as I do.

Topics:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:54:) We need Energy to live

(00:04:00) What’s driving the chaos and uncertainty in the world?

(00:06:35) How would we compare Japan to America in regard to energy policy?

(00:09:55) Are we going to see more global coal plants being built in the near term?

(00:14:50) What is Russia’s role in global energy?

(00:19:15) Does America buy natural resources from Russia?

(00:20:09) How dependent is Europe on Russia’s resources?

(00:21:33) What is the relationship between Russia and China?

(00:22:19) Does the Russia/Ukraine conflict end anytime soon?

(00:26:25) Is Nuclear gaining popularity?

(00:31:36) Why wouldn’t the US subsidize Nuclear energy?

(00:33:37) What is a Climate NGO?

(00:34:43) Why would billionaires be anti-energy?

(00:36:45) Are Carbon Credits a sham?

(00:39:10) How is China emerging as a global energy leader?

(00:42:02) The USA’s affect on Climate

(00:47:18) Control over energy & population

(00:50:25) How hydrocarbon cuts cause starvation

(00:54:45) Politics: The Disgusted Party

(00:58:48) Is there any indication the pendulum is swinging toward pro-energy?

(01:01:38) What can America do better?

Additional Resources

👉 Robert's Substack

👉 Robert's Podcast: Power Hungry

👉 Robert's Books on Amazon

👉 Robert's website

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