Matters of Policy & Politics

Matters Of Policy & Politics: Did Europe Take The Red Pill?

Ways for developed nations to reduce energy independence and battle climate change without necessarily devastating economies and lifestyles.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsMarch 10, 2022
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Did Europe Take The Red Pill?

Has the war in Ukraine and a reliance upon Russian fossil fuels prompted western European nations to reconsider their respective energy strategies? Bjorn Lomborg, a Hoover visiting fellow and environmental researcher, discusses ways for developed nations to reduce energy independence and battle climate change without necessarily devastating economies and lifestyles.

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Bjorn Lomborg

Bjorn Lomborg

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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