🌎 Storm watch: My chat with climate policy expert Roger Pielke Jr.
About this episode
James Pethokoukis interviews climate policy expert Roger Pielke Jr. about innovative solutions to climate change and the importance of energy investment.
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in America and around the world: Headlines portend rising seas, raging storms, and a planet in crisis. It’s easy to feel like the future is something to fear; however, the key to cooling things down isn’t scaling civilization back. If the world wants to cut back on carbon emissions without sacrificing growth, the answer lies in bold innovation. A sustainable tomorrow requires smart energy investment and long-term thinking today. On this episode of Faster, Please! — The Podcast , I chat with Roger Pielke Jr. about the ever-evolving discussion around climate change. We talk about the benefits of embracing new energy technology and identifying some easy wins. Pielke is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where his research focuses on science and technology policy. He is also a professor emeritus at University of Colorado Boulder , a distinguished fellow at Japan’s Institute of Energy Economics , a research associate with Risk Frontiers in Australia, and an honorary professor at University College London . Pielke has authored and edited several books, including The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won’t…
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