Alex Epstein Warns: 'Net Zero Policies Could Lead to Global Starvation'

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"Government-dictated green energy, unopposed, would starve much of the world."

Energy expert Alex Epstein: "Our administration and others promised to rapidly eliminate fossil fuel use to reach net zero by 2050, but so far... they've just slowed its growth, and just that has caused an energy crisis. So what happens if we really start going net zero?"

"Just think about agriculture. Our ability to feed eight billion people is dependent on natural gas for fertiliser, and diesel for farm equipment—neither of which has a near-term, scalable substitute that's not fossil fuel."

"Government-dictated green energy, unopposed, would starve much of the world."

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