Benny Peiser: The climate movement is shrinking | Tom Nelson Pod #171

Dr Benny Peiser is the director of the GWPF. He has written extensively on domestic and international climate policy. In 1997 he founded CCNet, the world’s leading climate policy network. A 10km-wide asteroid, Minor Planet (7107) Peiser, was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Presentation 00:59 The Changing Climate Movement 01:20 Energy Security and Realism 01:43 The Role of the U.S. in Energy Realism 03:17 China’s Influence on U.S. Energy Policy 04:26 Energy Realism in the UK 04:34 The Impact of Energy Costs on European Industry 06:26 The State of Coal Power in Germany and the UK 08:07 The Future of Coal in the UK 11:32 The Impact of Anti-Hydrocarbon Protests 13:05 The Shift in Public Concerns 13:19 The History and Future of Climate Science 22:29 The Role of Fear in Environmental Movements 26:52 Predictions for the Next Climate Conference 29:33 The Green Net Zero Agenda and Its Future 29:51 The Potential of Nuclear Technology 30:18 The Crisis of Renewables and the Hope for Nuclear Renaissance 31:32 The Impossibility of a Major Country Powered Solely by Wind and Solar 32:27 The Rising Interest in Nuclear Energy in Europe 33:38 The Path from Fossil Fuels to Nuclear Energy 34:00 The Role of Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy in Load Following 37:09 The Shift in Energy Policies in European Countries 39:28 The Importance of Encouraging Proper Discourse and Debate 52:22 The Future of Heat Pumps and Electric Vehicles in the UK 56:01 The Role of Economic Development in Environmental Protection 57:07 Closing Remarks and Future Projects @NetZeroWatch ========= About Tom Nelson: AI summaries of all of my podcasts: YouTube: Twitter: Substack: About Tom: