This week’s top 10 quick talking points

On “net zero,” “energy transition,” climate catastrophism, and more

Here are my 10 favorite quick talking points I’ve created or shared this week. Try some of them out (and/or share them) and let me know how it goes!

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On President Biden’s commitment of the Federal Government to become entirely “net zero” by 2050

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

In a world where Russia is becoming more aggressive and China is testing hypersonic missiles in its quest to be the world's superpower, our military is focused on adopting as many forms of inferior energy as possible to achieve net-zero fantasies. With @rowandean on @SkyNewsAust

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Our President must immediately reassure us that he will *not* commit our military to being "net zero," but rather give it whatever energy it needs to protect America. This is especially needed given our VP's profound ignorance re: energy and combat.

On the Biden Administration’s “halt to federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas.”

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Translation: Biden admin discouraging poor nations from using coal to lift themselves out of poverty--while rising coal demand in US and abroad saves citizens from freezing and industry from collapsing.

Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs

Scoop: Biden admin has ordered an immediate halt to federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas, a major policy shift designed to fight climate change and accelerate renewable energy worldwide. Story by @jendlouhyhc @nwadhams

Challenging the common practice of restricting the supply of fossil fuels before alternatives can meet demand (I didn’t come up with this one, but I wish I had.)

Robert Hargraves @HargravesRobert

Greens do not understand that the world needs new energy sources BEFORE shutting of fossil fuels.

lnkd.inEurope Energy Crunch to Linger as Power Prices Hit Records(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s energy crunch is set to last as electricity prices climbed to fresh records, fueling inflation and raising bills for millions of...

Challenging the concept of “energy transition”

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

It’s good to see the oil industry challenge the idea of “energy transition,” pointing out that in fact what we’re seeing is “energy addition.” But that’s still too kind. The *forced* “Energy transition” is 1. An *unreliable* solar/wind energy addition 2. An energy *regression*

American Petroleum Institute @APIenergy

“The energy transition is more of an energy addition, with the world adding more wind and solar to the energy mix. It doesn’t mean oil and gas is going away,” said API President & CEO @mj_sommers. #WPC2021 https://t.co/3p2GScNlOZ

“Net zero” corporate commitments vs. reality

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

1. Today's @BlackRock website, heralding the company's "net zero commitment" 2. Today's news about BlackRock investing in a Saudi pipeline for the next 20 years The corporate "net zero" movement is a dangerous fraud.

Explaining unnecessarily high natural gas prices to anti-fossil fuel politicians like Elizabeth Warren

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

There are three basic facts that explain unnecessarily high natural gas prices: 1. Prices are determined by supply and demand, not “greed.” 2. America has an effectively unlimited supply of gas. 3. You and other anti-gas politicians have artificially restricted the supply of gas.

Documenting the track record of price-increasing threats and restrictions that anti-fossil fuel politicians want us to forget (Click on the Tweet for examples from Jennifer Granholm, Gina McCarthy, and Elizabeth Warren)

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Joe Biden, who now claims to be concerned about fossil fuel shortages and rising prices, in 2019 said: "I guarantee you. I guarantee you. We’re going to end fossil fuel.“

youtu.beBiden: “I Guarantee You We’re Going To End Fossil Fuel”Joe Biden told a questioner during a campaign event, “I guarantee you we’re going to end fossil fuels,” in New Castle, N.H. on 9/6/19. Be sure to like, subsc...

The planet—including climate—is more livable than ever

spiked @spikedonline

"We are far safer from the climate than ever before. Deaths from climate-related disasters have gone down 98-99% over the past century. The planet is becoming more liveable, not less." @AlexEpstein on climate change

spiked-online.com‘We are safer from the climate than ever’Alex Epstein on why we should celebrate humanity’s impact on nature.

Discrediting climate catastrophism by exposing its denial of today’s unprecedented safety from climate and its terrible track record

Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Any credible prediction of climate catastrophe must satisfy 2 criteria: 1. It must acknowledge that we are currently safer from climate than humans have ever been. 2. The failed history of climate catastrophe predictions that @BjornLomborg documents here.

Bjorn Lomborg @BjornLomborg

Over the past 50 years, climate scares have been spectacularly wrong again and again. The doomsayers got it wrong because they overlooked the greatest resource of all: human ingenuity. https://t.co/zg2oaxzWVx

Let me know if you like this compilation of quick talking points. If enough readers like it I’ll make it a regular feature. —Alex