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In this episode of Opposing Views, I was joined by Alex Epstein and Dr. Andrew Dessler to discuss climate change.
Alex Epstein is a philosopher, author, and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress. His NYT bestseller The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels argued that human flourishing actually requires the use of fossil fuels.
Dr. Andrew Dessler is a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M. He wrote The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate, explaining how science is (mis)used in politics.
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Find more Alex Epstein on Twitter @AlexEpstein
https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein
Follow Dr. Andrew Dessler on Twitter @AndrewDessler
https://twitter.com/AndrewDessler
or find his book Introduction to Modern Climate Change at
http://andrewdessler.com
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[0:00] Intro
[04:25] Intro to Alex Epstein
[05:50] Epstein's views on climate change and the impact of humans
[07:15] “The current benefits of burning fossil fuels outweigh the negative side effects" Alex Epstein
[09:30] Should we be transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy?
[11:20] “The modern anti-fossil fuel movement that says that rising CO2 levels are an existential threat, deliberately excludes nuclear and hydro. Why is that? It's my view that this is philosophical, [that some energies are seen as more natural,] and that's why they favor certain renewables and exclude others" Epstein
[12:00] “There's this idea that human impact is bad and we have to stop it, and that's a philosophical view. I think our goal should be to advance human flourishing" Epstein
[14:41] On the modern environmental movement, "it's all about the morality of eliminating human impact, and not at all about actually being concerned with reliable energy" - Epstein
[15:28] Wha..
