WATCH: An Honest & Sensible Conversation about Global Energy | Scott Tinker

This is a talk that everyone has to watch. In the real world, we have to make real trade-offs between climate security, energy poverty, and energy security. Energy is necessary for lifting much of the world out of poverty, however, climate concerns are also real considerations. We need to start a constructive, and honest conversation about these trade-offs.
Dr Scott Tinker is the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, professor at The University of Texas at Austin, Chairman of the Switch Energy Alliance, and CEO of Tinker Energy Associates.
READ the ARC Research Paper: "Powering the Powering the Unplugged: Overcoming the Barriers to Electrification in the Developing World" www.arcforum.com/research-pap...
00:00 - 05:06 What energy means for the developing world
05:07 - 08:04 What does it look like to power the world?
08:05 - 10:32 The concept of Energy Density
10:35 - 12:52 China and India’s Coal use
12:53 - 13:58 Global leaders prioritise energy security
13:59 - 17:45 No such thing as renewable energy
17:46 - 20:43 Navigating the Trade-off
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[@kosys5338]

"Watch what they do, not what they say". Words to live by.

[@ZupE891]

Great line in the middle of his misinformation. His career has been in oil and gas and he's being paid by oil and gas companies to spread the garbage keynote around the world. He totally ignoring the biggest parts of renewables story or any of the modern innovations in renewable energy. Solar panel farms no longer get knocked out by hail or snow, wind turbines are not getting barred. 95% of EV car batteries are recycled meaning they don't need to be mined over and over again. Nuclear is making a come back. All facts he is leaving out. I can go on and on about 100 things he's leaving out.

[@MrKoobuh]

This cannot be repeated, and emphasized, often enough. A flock of private jets arriving at a climate conference should signal in every thinking mind, 'These people are not serious about this supposed problem'. The wealthy who take time to talk up rising sea levels buying waterfront property should signal in every thinking mind, 'These people are not serious about this supposed problem'.

[@kimj5037]

Yes! Every single time! Also made me think of the covid days when politicians told us to stay home, as they went on vacations and had parties.

[@garynicholls1448]

Because they had the information that ensured them it was OK to do so.@@kimj5037

[@franzbrunner499]

@@kimj5037 I couldn't agree more with the sentence and your statement -but then I really wonder why we still (in general) always vote people into power that don't walk the talk?

[@samdemic3373]

This presentation should be shown in all colleges, institutions and schools.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Spot on

[@logictheorist]

Won't happen. Colleges, institutions and schools deal in science and facts. ARC is just right wing political BS.

[@ronjon7942]

They’re no longer ready to. They’ve lost the ability to change their minds from the narrative they’ve been indoctrinated with. If this was presented at Stanford, for example, he’d be booed off the stage and assaulted with protesters. They are blind to being open minded enough to accept the reality of trade offs.

[@dianak0691]

Agreed and this presentation should be shown to all members of governing bodies. Make sure AOC and others on the Left have front row seats

[@jeffd4056]

Prime time tv so people can actually see it

[@ScottH.]

This was rather depressing but unbelievably eye-opening. I love talks like this that can turn your whole perspective on a subject upside down without demonizing anyone in the process. These are the types of honest discussions that should be driving policies. Thank you!

[@broonkhavar1461]

I'm no scientists, I'm just an electronics major. But I have been making the same arguments for years. All you need to do is look at a chart of energy density by source. The answers are clear. Nuclear, with all it's trade-offs, is still the ONLY technology that exists today that can possibly solve the world's need for energy (NEED, not want), while reducing emissions enough to matter on a global scale. Why? Energy density. Simple Joules per Kg of material. Then compare it to Lithium-Ion battery storage. Anyone who can do basic arithmetic can see that it's the only way out of the trap. Even then, we still need portable sources of energy, and when you compare Gasoline/Diesel/Natural Gas to Li-Ion or Solar you see why we still use it.

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

What was it that did turn your perspective?

[@rodneycaupp5962]

The whole Idea that we should not demoralize our enemies and lock them up for these crimes, does nothing to stop this catastrophic explosion of my Country. I love the demoralizing impact on Jo Bidden that is apparent and welcome. He was evil before the decline in Cerebral Health. The people are supposed to be involved at a very angry degree , much contempt for this Revolutionary government trashing the Peoples Country, Giving it all away, under our noses

[@floriandiefenthaler2553]

⁠@@nielsnijmegen2917it must have been the size of coal used in China and the one in India still to come. Reduction of CO2 simply cannot be done. Greetings from Germany, where we would know how to reduce energy consumption, but our government is standing against this…

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

​@@broonkhavar1461 1. In a country like Denmark, wind power provides more than 50% of all electricity. 2. Electric mobility is a reality. So your simple evaluation is incorrect. Throw it away! For even more energy-consuming processes: ever thought of better appliances, with lower energy consumption?

[@TarsonTalon]

I heard about a solar farm in Nebraska being completely destroyed by a hailstorm, leaving a toxic mess. A guy in the comments said he was actually on that committee to decide whether or not to install them in the first place, and the first thing he said was "Well, what about hailstorms?" The response he got was "Who said anything about hailstorms?" Realizing the 'quality' of individuals he was dealing with, he noped the heck out and wanted nothing to do with it. Did I mention the solar farm was built on land that had fertile soil that could have been used for crops, but now is completely ruined?

[@anad44]

We are using some farmland in Florida also. Why not a cover for every parking lot? Closer to the grid.

[@jasonheilinger8437]

Didn't that happen somewhat recently?

[@d-obvious]

solar is a desert thing. don't build it on arable land. this isn't a hard thing to unless of course you put it to a committee. committee will install wind turbines under water under water and solar farms on the dark side of the moon.

[@javelinmaster2]

Lmao..... Reminds me of all the Teslas that got knocked out by a cold....

[@cpt.lando333]

He had the chance to stop it but he covered his ass by leaving? Real great guy

[@bullseye2764]

Brilliant… I wish this was on the news every day… I wish our leaders wouldn’t lie to us!

[@kennethschultz6465]

do you know what i love.. you sit komftbly in you´r chair with machintoch phone machintoch pad mac tv mac charger and a bic mac .. how saad is this comment ... you aculey ain´t the earth i am walking on worthy

[@richardbodine7256]

So at the end of the day we need to use all energy sources renewables as well. As petroleum.

[@kennethschultz6465]

@@richardbodine7256 no just don´t need to be A communist then you can get a free bicycle to go to work.. no fule needed

[@clintsmith559]

@@kennethschultz6465what was that jiberish?

[@kennethschultz6465]

@@clintsmith559 are you a eco hippie too

[@pingpong9656]

After hearing all that WEF nonsense - eat bugs - own nothing - magically be happy - be a QR code - be shut out of economy on a whim - be chipped - be under global communism - be vaccinated non stop etc.... this is brilliant, common sense, inclusive, hopeful, and inspiring - something humanity can get behind. God bless ARC.

[@LtColwtf]

It’s better, for sure.

[@jtjones4081]

Great to see Scott here. I read the study commissioned by the DOE that Scott helped author on natural gas reserves in the 4 major US shale plays. As the US consumes around 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per year looks like, according to Scott’s study we’re lucky to have 50 years worth left. Add the fact we’re exporting 12.5 billion cubic feet per day (enough to heat 60 million American homes every day) so the IS exporters can make higher profits while the US domestic price rises and anyone with sense knows we better develop all forms of energy ASAP.

[@dimapshen]

Yes

[@esser7678]

spot on

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

I would rather be left alone by everyone....sure it's all nice but still not leaving me alone.

[@jasont80]

This is the most refreshing discussion about the climate I've seen in many many years.

[@notanindividual6474]

This is just common sense. What's amazing is how rare it is in today's world.

[@Michael-jb2wm]

Common sense is truly the least common of all the senses.

[@Zircon10]

"Common sense" is so rare because there isn't such a thing. There is only good sense and bad sense, and a whole lot more of the latter than the former.

[@mrssmithh]

Excellent presentation that is clear, engaging and entertaining. His statement reminded me of something Thomas Sowell said, “There are not solutions. Only trade offs”.

[@yeetyeeterston6916]

I thought the same thing, he had to have been referencing Dr. Sowell there.

[@Randsurfer]

Produce electricity using nuclear power. No trade off required.

[@mikelavigne5085]

@@Randsurfer Safety and long term storage of spent fuel is the trade off. ALL energy has some form of trade off.

[@jeremysteed4332]

True, but it’s concentrated in a containment facility, not in the atmosphere. Although if they can get molten salt reactors going they’ll be able to use the spent fuel for fission, produce more energy, and drastically decrease the half life of the fuel!

[@dannyjquinn880]

Why can't we dump all our shit into space?

[@4Urlv]

This should be a Class at every level of school, to bring light and common sense to all. Great lecture ARC.

[@ossiedunstan4419]

A teacher attempts to teach my kids this rubbish, Won`t be teacher will be in jail as child abuser.

[@autonomouspublishingincorp8241]

Interesting how everyone pushing climate change is trying to impoverish wealthy nations in the name of saving the planet when all observable evidence shows the solution is exactly the opposite. When energy is no longer business yet available, mankind will have the potential (if not the desire) for peace and prosperity.

[@coreytohme9861]

@@ossiedunstan4419 which part was rubbish?

[@sgtbrown4273]

@@ossiedunstan4419 I guess your kids will end up gluing their hands to a road somewhere 😂

[@hawkdsl]

Cultist have taken over public education. They consider reason and compromise the two most vile words ever spoken to those people.

[@GiovanniSestili]

One of the most instructive videos about energy I've seen on YT, ever. It should be shown to schools and universities, worldwide, to bring back rationality on the energy discourse. Thank you Dr Tinker!

[@psdaengr911]

This is old news. Consider broadening your information sources beyond KZbin. KZbin has started a practice of demonetizing and demoting any channel or video that varies from 'established opinion" in medicine. It's only a matter of time before that expands to science and any area where there is controversy.

[@TheKinetic]

So refreshing to see brave people talking about facts as they are. No cosmethics, no PC BS, just pure facts in your face. This is so rare in the western world nowadays. Good job!

[@528Circle]

I only wish more people would listen to talks like this one - and specifically this one. There need not be any emotional tie to this or any other so-called controversial topics. How many people will say “I feel like…” and how many say “I think that…” Last but not least, take the Thomas Sowell approach: There are no solutions, only tradeoffs. So we must ask ourselves these three questions. 1. At what cost? 2. Compared to what? 3. What data do we have to support?

[@arc_conference]

This is a very sensible comment! Thank you

[@DomFortress]

I asked a similar question to the climate change activists that goes: "you'll be ballin, and at what cost"? Then they treated me like I'm somehow a party pooper when I showed them their bills of open pit mining operations.

[@MrGenseric]

Mr. Scott, has a somewhat Robin Williams in him... great lecture! Thank you Mr. Scott

[@NobleFeatures]

My goodness I was thinking the same thing! LoL Both very smart.

[@MrGenseric]

well, so it seems @@NobleFeatures

[@marymyers9211]

I thought the same thing!

[@propertygeek]

I do wonder why there are so many actors in politics. I would say it is him because I dont believe or trust the mainstream narrative. Although I must say Obama made an amazing speech on this channel. The only climate change is a financial one and nothing to do with natural weather cycles.

[@chillaxation]

Agreed!

[@genepothier8398]

Excellent presentation. Take this in its entirety to the oversite committee!

[@paulhurley635]

This commentary should be a must in main stream Education, and I think that our political establishment should take this class as well.

[@johnrudd9550]

Why would our politicians want to? They already posses the knowledge and facts! So they think….Great presentation

[@Antaragni2012]

As a geologist myself I really appreciated this presentation! More geoscientists in debates please!

[@Neilazbiker]

Sir, I agree and I'm inviting you to make it happen. You need to spread the word. Don't wait for someone to come knocking on your door. Best wishes and good luck.

[@Randsurfer]

What specifically did you appreciate about it? I found it borderline worthless.

[@Antaragni2012]

@@Neilazbiker Thank you! In fact I already do it as a teacher. All the best!

[@marijkee719]

@@Randsurfer Why because he doesnt give solutions? This is the start of a movement to counter the WEF and to counter the idiotic leadership we have around the world that are like puppets from the bigger corporations. Al this climate nonsence and the changes they have made so far are not solutions at all... its just moving the problem elsewhere. Its insane how many people fall or this ridicilous lies and leadership. Critical thinking in people is rare.

[@Neilazbiker]

​@@Randsurfer Here's what I got out of Dr. Miller's presentation. 1) It's obvious that oil and gas won't last forever. We have an electric future, just not at the schedules mandated by the government. There's no way California can go full EV by 2035. They lack generating capacity, a grid, infrastructure, and automobile manufactures just can't make that many EV. We all know this. Last week Ford, GM and Toyota pulled out of the EV market. 2) The poor can't afford expensive solar and wind. The Admin has a policy of scarcity, keeping people poor. A better way is to help the people become more wealthy, then not only can they afford cleaner energy, they care more about the environment. 3) Remember the clean, reliable and abundant triangle? Everything pollutes. The clean energy is polluting. Everything is a tradeoff. Too me, nuclear is the most obvious least bad solution. 4) India is just get started and they already said to F... Off, they are going for coal. Nuclear would be better. 5) And this is just my point of view. I'm an engineer. Most of my friends are educated and to the left. They LOVE flying to Europe and Machu Pichu. Yet, all of them are concerned about the climate, want heavy mandates, but know they won't have to change their life styles much. They can afford it. If it's so bad, why don't they change? Stop flying? They all have $300/m electric bills. I want them to lead by example instead of mandating poverty to the poor and lower middle class. That's what I got out of it, a reminder that every source of energy is a tradeoff, stop exporting our pollution, and the poor can't afford clean energy. I hope this helps. All the best Landsurfer.

[@rick_amsterdam]

I can't help but feel envy for how well spoken and eloquent this speech is. Wow! Super well spoken and truly insightful info without fluff. 👏👏👏

[@arc_conference]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@smerchly]

The colleges ect wouldn't allow the guy to speak . The left doesn't believe in free speech .

[@scotmandel6699]

All I heard was blah, blah, blah.

[@redauwg911]

@@scotmandel6699 that's because you're not very smart🤡

[@theeltea]

​@@scotmandel6699Speaks volumes about you

[@The_MKUltra]

It is great to see an honest and factual take on energy and the the environment. Trade offs are the reality the climate zealots refuse to acknowledge.

[@ChilliRap]

The true art of science, never let a good story get in the way of the facts, because the facts tells the truth and a good story only plays with emotions. Scott's presentation uses the scientific facts to drive thinking emotions. So well presented.

[@donmacalpine3526]

Really??? This is 'the facts'?? As a former government forest scientist in Ontario, Canada who was fired in 1982 for daring to present THE FACTS about the abuse of Ontario's forests to see their demise despite warnings from forest scientists, this reminds me of the slick presentations of those who were only interested in protecting the status quo, no matter what the writing really was 'on the wall'. (By the way, as predicted by 1971, many of Canada's largest forest product mills had closed their doors, leaving devastated communities in their wake). Take one example of the deep hypocrisy behind this video. About 7 minutes in, Mr. Tinker credibly notes that 'poor countries cannot afford to clean up their environments'.... Real science does NOT exclude all the factors needed to be considered in any 'hypothesis' The reality IS that, for the sake of profiteering, only, vast resources on this planet have been removed from geographies that are now impoverished. This, unthankfully, comes at the hands of, as Mr. Tinker does imply, formerly rich nations which now teeter on the brink of major 'economic' crises BECAUSE they left so many parts of this planet impoverished, for their own gain. This FACT is something that big business, ESPECIALLY the Economic Geology field Mr. Tinker seems most vested in, refuse to acknowledge in slick presentations like this. Twenty minutes with slick pics does NOTHING to create 'civil dialogue' on a REAL PROBLEM facing our species. It merely serves to STEER the dialogue in the direction which the friends of 'the presenter' will sponsor and then applaud. Visit the ARC goals to understand WHY this is a major problem in this presentation. Don MacAlpine, formerly of Nipigon, Ontario CANADA

[@bonniemoore4249]

Thank you ARC. I'm really glad I watch True North with Andrew Laughton because that is how I found out about ARC. I really admire Jordan Peterson as well. What a great lecture Mr. Scott Tinker. It's so nice to see that there are still good people in this world who care for each other. God bless like minded people and God bless ARC.

[@TTFN55]

Dr. Scott Tinker is lovely. This is the first I've seen/heard of him.

[@lesliecunliffe4450]

This is a brilliant lecture that is wonderfully illustrated with exceptionally good slides.

[@savage22bolt32]

I almost skipped it, but glad I clicked.

[@karenbarker9474]

A clear and concise presentation. This should be presented at the WEF. They need educating.

[@akaJustMo]

when he talked about science being a religion, he got my attention 100%. I've been saying that for years. Amazing video! Thank you!

[@PainFireFist]

He actually said that science becomes religion if you remove doubt. That's an important detail.

[@Dukilein1984]

Hello from austria and thank you for the access to this kind of information.This topic is decades old and still going on. Our postal trucks here in austria were electric allready in 1910 or something. There were also electric cars from 1905 like the Viktoria that could travel for 50 miles or 80 kilometers allready back then. I was also lucky to run into a Dr. who was in his late 70's 3 years ago in Vienna who told me about working for the government on a project in the 60's. While driving around the former minister back then in an electric car, the minister said to him something like "You will see, in the next 10 years Electric cars will rise to 10% to 20% of all cars". We are now coming to the end of 2023 and we were at 2.1% in reality while at the same time that is of course no real solution to anything. The left vs right ramble has to stop and politics and education have to return back to where they were. Seperate from each other as much as possible. When the time has come that professors get fired for asking and debating questions (and people in other fields of work) it is the time to ask questions rather than stop asking questions. There is no need for a better climate when we accept Monsantos approach for example of creating a seed monopoly etc. Politicians get elected for a reason and I can not understand why some managers have a law based responsibility but politicians don't. Nobody is accountable for anything and nobody is actually nobodies boss. What I found very interesting is, that someone like A. Getty sponsors the climate emergency fund which sponsory the climate glue people for example (who get paid and insurance for doing that by the way) while at the same time, her being in control of an oil empire her father built. Think about that. In reality, the costs for energy are rising and I think that is the goal. Even going green has only money as the goal. It is always because of money and this topic is no exception.

[@scotmandel6699]

There is NO true EV. The electricity is probably generated from fossil fuels and the EV built in a factory using fossil fuels, etc

[@GerardScroogeGoes]

This is the most important speech I EVER saw !!!! Please share and like. thanks ARC.and Scott.

[@Bloke-in-Stoke]

Honest, open and refreshing. Thank you.

[@tibrin7696]

Wow...Feels like ages since I've smelled this. Anyone else get a wiff of it?... Hope. 😔❤ Thank you ARC.

[@stevendefehr4393]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@arc_conference]

It does have quite a pungent smell to it, although it is quite a refreshing one.

[@NuWatts]

Excellent and honest overview of the energy situation worldwide. We need such wholistic perspectives to make actual progress.

[@christhirion9474]

Energy yust part of the hydrocarbon train, Most of what's we consume from medicine to clothing, food and they beloved wind and solar farms would not even exist with out the by product's of the coal and oil industry.

[@ERobbins1234]

This speech is just pointless pessimism that doesn’t propose any practical solutions. We all know cutting emissions is difficult, otherwise we would have already done it.

[@jtjones4081]

What irks me is that JP actually posted a video titled Stop Renewable Energy. While RE is certainly no panacea or substitute for FF right now we need ALL forms of energy ASAP. JP deludes himself into believing the API minions that FF will get cheaper. They won’t.

[@flatfoot]

@@ERobbins1234 He's just trying to keep the jobs in his hometown in Texas, 'cos that's who pays him.

[@inebium]

@@ERobbins1234 Exactly, I don't think it is pessimism though but more like: "nothing will work or we go back to stone age so let's just try and hope for the best knowing that anyway we won't get there" but as he is not talking about the consequences and not proposing anything, there is no pessimism, just a status quo. And so to your point, completely pointless speech.

[@sonjaeriksson8742]

Our planet earth is perfekt but we are not. Thank you ARC the very best program on earth

[@e.j.bosman7728]

Weird view; we are products of the same earth

[@micke3035]

Mr Scott absolutely love this lecture, well spoken, easy for people to understand and no nonsense! For someone who for a long time have felt that we in the west are rushing headless into a climate panic and make many wrong decisions on the way, find your speech inspiring, that there are people out there, professional and educated who understand this as a whole. You give me back some hope and I wish that politicians and decision makers see this and understand what you say and maybe there could be a smarter way forward. I think that we need to lower emissions, no question, but it needs to be done right, thought through and with a plan. Thank you! 👍

[@brushstroke3733]

Politicians are getting kick-backs from the so-called "green" energy developers. That and they want to control everything we do, and limiting our access to power makes that easier for them. Don't kid yourself - they know this information - they do what they do for power and control.

[@elmarwolters2751]

Honest and sensible .... my grandfather told me that anybody who claims these qualities in one sentence should be treated with great caution ..... he was right .

[@thegreatinfinity1110]

Am glad am here getting access this seminar for free educating myself... I thank you 🙏 all from Uganda 🇺🇬 and somalia 🇸🇴

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

Please follow other seminars on the future of energy as well, as this one is very one-sided!

[@JoshuaBautista1409]

Extraordinary!!! I appreciate this talk! I cannot get my colleagues in Energy talking BS on energy transition, when it is obvious it is not at all sustainable as they claim. They sound more like people begging for a paycheck rather than actual professionals pursuing a significant, solid and sustainable solution.

[@WalterPidgeonsForge]

I have been lecturing on this subject for decades.. but I think I am just going to share this from now on.. because this, is far bore concise (and probably effective) than I have ever been able to make these points. Thank you for this.

[@davidrolf305]

This is a dose of reality everybody should understand.

[@oscarchavez2577]

Somehow this gentleman reminds of Robin Williams, not only physically (somewhat), but he is quick and witty; also very knowledgeable. Thank you for your input.

[@AstonMartinMan1]

I observed the Robin Williams like also 😊

[@WorkmanBoatWench]

Me too 😊

[@067captain]

If we could get everyone on both sides of the debate to sit down and listen to this articulate, intelligent man, we might just start to make some headway! Brilliant.

[@83btm]

The information in this talk wouldn't really enlighten anybody, on either side, though; and it wouldn't somehow magically convince those with power, wealth, and influence, to want less of those things.

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

Except for the Tesla battery that can be and is being recycled today!!!

[@redauwg911]

@@MyUniversalUniversity Because of the complexity of the recycling process, and the associated expenses; currently, just 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled.

[@gangrenesmith9999]

Epic talk! Everyone should hear him.👍

[@JH-ex6mb]

Truth well done.

[@h.l.1666]

Refreshing and inspiring! Hopefully this common sense, factual message will get through to our leaders.

[@kendone2454]

Unfortunately, I don't think common sense puts money in their back pocket.

[@kennethschultz6465]

you 2 eco hippies.. sit in you prius with you mac phones mac pads and you´r big mac´s caling you selves enwiormentalist´s you are the reson to this you use Lithium in Phones Pads and all rechargebel batteries.. so you eco hippis did this ... funny how eco is a lier

[@billpetersen298]

Leaders? We all need to consume less, and not from China.

[@duprog]

Could we really called them leaders if they don't know this ?

[@kennethschultz6465]

@@duprog well you woted for them.. and remember the leaders you love so dearly also love rainbows.. and even toh ther is only men and women .. they claim otherwis.. so who is the smart ones.. thoes who are smart but dont get elected.. or thoes who talk rainbows out ther sfinxter --- and ther by sound smart.. i use solar my self and led asid batteries.. we have lead and asid and sink in obondense .. but you would know this if you did phisix in school.. and drive my disel car on fried cooking oil.. sooo welll i do my part.. most solar panels are celica and can be reused in glass .. and they dont build solar wher hailstorms rome .. alot.. they smash anything.. but again.. anyon with 2 garm knowlage would look up metrologic accuranses in the area before building any glass thing

[@davidchalona6494]

Finally! Thank you! Omg. I try to tell people this stuff but it's from a laymen with scattered bits of info that I'm delivering off-hand. Thank you.

[@flyingpenguin4144]

That Aristotle quote alone at the beginning was worth the watch.

[@patriotsongs]

Actually, isn't an Aristotle quote, more of a misquote or misattribution.

[@walteruntersee4524]

Scott used to do talks at our geological meetings! He is spot on and informative!

[@samain11]

The problem with the Green lobby is summed up by the Aristotle quote at the start...fingers in their ears whilst throwing a tantrum. I never tolerated that behaviour from my children.

[@nothanks3236]

Nah, the problem with the green lobby is they are watermelons - green on the outside, red on the inside. They're all "former" communists who now see the environmental movement as a good way to continue pursuing wealth redistribution. Or at the very least, handicapping capitalist western countries economically by getting them to do it to themselves through restrictive energy policies that "developing" countries like China and India don't have to follow.

[@briananderson7285]

Perfect description.

[@marknorthrup7646]

So smart! Thank you for expressing this. It's what my wife and I have been saying during our morning coffee times for a number of years. (we are 71 now)

[@IntheSip]

It’s refreshing to hear common sense.

[@pinaricyt]

This is hands down the best presentation explaining the energy conundrum that I have seen in years. The moment the energy sources are dropped one by one and then the lights are dimmed by 94% actually gave me goosebumps. Welcome back to the caves. Fantastic job!

[@steveascension9626]

I wish the present Australian government understood all your points. Very informative!

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

And then would decide to do nothing?

[@Aussie-Nan]

@@nielsnijmegen2917yep they are hell bent on destroying our country to support the expansion of China

[@nineteeneightyfour3680]

Recently discovered this channel and really like it. This talk should be heard by all people outside the way this group thinks. They are loony. How did they get so powerful. Possibly because too many people were to busy to pay attention to what was going on around them.

[@jdavidson4018]

Share it

[@doctorcrafts]

Too busy

[@ATDreamLand]

Love the part about “Renewable Energy”

[@easyglide301]

This should be made compulsory to watch

[@terryjones6504]

A great presentation. One brilliant American, who would have believed that. This should be shown everywhere and explained where it isn’t understood, which will be in a lot of schools, especially to the teachers.

[@williamholden9705]

Teachers would hear this lecture but they wouldn't listen because it doesn't fit their Leftie agenda to scare and control young people into submission.

[@manfredham]

That‘s what a calm and smart person looks like, sounds like and argues like. 👍

[@user-rf1gc5yc4w]

I'm a geologist too. Down-to-earth!

[@juliahelland6488]

Thanks for sharing this! 💯 Explained so that many people can understand what we face.

[@andyjames6664]

I have only recently discovered ARC. This talk has left me realise how dangerous ignorance is. Thank you for such dynamic and clear presentation. I wish I could have been there to express my gratitude to you for deepening my understanding so much.

[@arc_conference]

So glad you found us. We’re so glad that you’ve been enriched by these talks.

[@skiairaun]

Ignorance like the fact that lithium can be skimmed from ponds with no mines involved

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

@@skiairaun And for the Tesla battery can't be recycled, which can and is being recycled today!!!

[@hektor6766]

@@skiairaun I was wondering if someone was going to point that out.

[@AT-os6nb]

great start to ARC..... Thankyou Jordan Peterson and all the others involved in bringing this alliance to the world. This (ARC) is what we desperately need. Genuine facts and leadership. Now it is up to us, the public, to do our part. Spread the word, help grow the "Alliance for Responsible Citizenship", and do YOUR part to help bring about a better more positive world for all of humanity. Put an end to the distopian vision offered by the elites of Davos and the WEF gang. Bring individual Freedom and responsibility back to the forefront of a free and prosperous society. Thankyou.

[@Viljarms]

Would you do be responsible with your "individual freedom" to lessen your negative consumption impacts on the world? I live in a collective and see daily that people don't even manage to recycle properly. Individual freedom is the argument lazy people use when they don't want to take responsibility.

[@user-gf6gf2iy2k]

Sadly, this video is pretty distopian too. Paints a pretty bad picture: we are currently unable to sustain our present lifestyles and alleviate the pollutive effects of them, and solar/wind are not sufficient to help. Nuclear might help. He didn't seem to offer any better direction for the future. Freedoms and responsibilities will obviously be critical - perhaps a user-pays approach to the cleanup costs of everyone's pollution will be a key driver. That way they can decide based on the costs of their actions.

[@iamsometimes6712]

@@user-gf6gf2iy2k Am a bit baffled by the reactions to this video. This data on ever growing consumption of fossil energies and CO2 has been out for decades and used by many (gov, COP, activitists, etc) to push doing something about it. And it is well known that current wind, solar, etc non-fossil energies are far from enough to curb the trend. Even Al Gore showed similar graphs. Except that this video stops there, no message about better ways to curb the trend, looks down on alternatives, and seems fatalistic. What did I miss ? Is there some signaling here that went way over my head ?

[@hektor6766]

@@iamsometimes6712 You probably missed that the purpose of this video is to cast dispersions and incite reactionism. Those are Peterson and Sowell's stock in trade.

[@tamfuwing1]

Petersen's perverse denial of gender-based violence casts doubt on everything else he says.

[@ironhorsehero1988]

The planet needs people like Scott Tinker and Konstantin Kisin as leaders, straight forward global common sense thinking.

[@NobleFeatures]

Excellent presentation and slides! Now to watch again.

[@JoyceCWallace1]

All politicians should take a course from Scott Tinker. Fabulous information.

[@jimrobinson6808]

The discussion Dr. Tinker had on Jordan Peterson's podcast ran very much along this vein, and this is some discussion. The advantages of eschewing the binary approach to the energy that we all use - or would use, when it is available to those parts of the world that desperately need an inexpensive and reliable source of energy - become crystal clear when listening to Dr. Tinker. This is an amazing and must-hear message.

[@ClauGutierrezY]

In a world of inward-looking virtual signaling and visceralism, these are the dialogs that put us back where we should intellectually be as a specie. Just thank you.

[@pdh7436]

Great presentation! Mr Tinker brings the "only trade-offs" idea to science just as Thomas Sowell brought it to us in Economics. Well done, sir!

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

If there are trade-offs you have to think harder to resolve the issues. But Mr. Tinker wants us to stop thinking.

[@ryanm2834]

I've worked with Lithium, it's incredibly volatile when it gets wet. EV's, as they are now, will kill quiet a few people while business tries to figure out, how not to kill their customers.

[@Ilove3SGTE]

I think you mean reactive. Lithium doesn't become volatile until like 400c. Highly volatile means it evaporates really fast.

[@arnehofoss9109]

@@Ilove3SGTE kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3q7hYNjicyDe9k

[@karlthefox4605]

Share this with everyone you know ... The entire country should get this collection of messages ... Thank You Mr. Tinker !

[@dozer1642]

“When we remove doubt from science, it becomes religion” Such wise words. Think about how difficult it is to talk to someone about climate or a vaccine when they refuse to doubt that they know everything about the topic. It’s sad how difficult it is to simply discuss things these days without being attacked

[@seanwest4908]

You appear to be as ignorant as your words. God bless those who are not as mentally gifted as the average where they have to throw out this blanket nonsense. You must be very blessed. Is that religion or science? I’d say it is your biology.

[@lemoneyesalt5513]

What a speech brilliant work!

[@sirrodneyffing1]

CO2 offset "..a shell game"; brilliant analogy.

[@johnnygreen7445]

Excellent speech!! I love “ have you seen a lithium mine”. This is so true. Electric vehicles with batteries that eventually die is not the solution

[@5353Jumper]

So far the only solutions that have any improvement are bEV or not driving at all. Or some combination thereof. So if you are not a fan of EV then your choice is to stop driving and transportation. The partner solution is to have low emissions generation like wind and solar, or stop using electricity. Move toward low emissions refining and production, or stop consuming things. Low emissions heating and cooling, or we just bundle up and start migrating again. Those are the options and layers of solution options.

[@johnnygreen7445]

@@5353Jumper burying millions of dead batteries, wind turbine parts, getting rid of mechanics that have worked on gas vehicles for decades, getting rid of gas stations or any other job in the oil sector.......yup, EV's really sound like a great solution

[@5353Jumper]

@@johnnygreen7445 that or we all die from some microorganisms supplying our oxygen or food suddenly stops doing its job due to climate change.

[@5353Jumper]

@johnnygreen7445 also... Batteries are recycled. We are working on recycling wind turbines. And yes, we are facing mass unemployment the next couple of decades because nearly every industry is reducing employment, and we are working to reduce consumption. One huge job loss will be in the petroleum and transportation industries for sure because the electrified alternatives and alternative generation are so much more efficient. This is why the smart people of the world not considered "wealth elite" are pushing for a massive increase in the value of labor. The only way to avoid mass starvation is to go back to single income households, where any one full-time job can support a modest household. And more jobs are full-time jobs with benefits. Go back to the days when working in a retail store, or a restaurant, or a factory is enough to support a whole family household. That is the only way to avoid mass starvation with the coming reduction in labor requirements. But you know, the wealth elite will resist raising the value of labor harder than anything else we are pushing them to do, so we are kinda stuck in this fate. But we will also face mass unemployment if the world falls to environmental disaster...so kinda a problem either way.

[@johnnygreen7445]

@@5353Jumper nice try jumper. Your woke attitude won't work when you're living in a tent

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

It is amazing that this truth is so hard to find. Great talk!

[@AXNJXN1]

Hands down, the absolute best array of powerful information in less than 25 minutes. INCREDIBLE!

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

You are impressed easily by one-sided information...

[@Brad656]

The intelligence in this room is way more than any politician can understand nor comprehend.

[@LOKConstructionSudbury]

Senior Engineer here - This is all 100% correct.

[@petersherman4318]

Thank you . I have been teaching Energy AND the Environment for a few years now and I have known all along what it was missing: Energy Justice, Energy Poverty. Your talk inspired me to include those elements in the next iteration... and I'll use some of your content to help guide the effort. Thanks.

[@motor2of7]

That’s your take away from this presentation! Sounds more like the message you want to give to your students, not the one they need to receive.

[@deldridg]

Wonderful lecture. Anyone else see Robyn Williams on stage?

[@stuartthompson7102]

Great speech. The truth. Thank you.

[@johntaylor5968]

Thank you Scot, the real problem needs addressing ,planet over population with high materialistic wants ( I stress wants NOT needs )

[@Dreadnought16]

Probably one of the best presentations on this subject that I have ever seen…..and I spend a lot of time on KZbin (I’m old). Thank you sir!

[@quadtraxxx]

Utterly brilliant 🙌👍👌 So clear, and presented so well, I wished I was in the room watching! Brilliant! 🙌🙌🙌

[@Bikerdave87]

Excellent so far. And correct.

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Brilliant intro. The influence of Post-Kantian ideology particularly Hegel's Dialectical Methodology cannot be overlooked.

[@123lou4444]

More people need to listen to these video's

[@AstonMartinMan1]

Excellent presentation, it summed everything up regarding the lunacy of governments policies and the net zero absurdity. Common sense scientist, that’s what the world needs.

[@user-gf6gf2iy2k]

This presentation accurately described the predicament humans face, and just how dependent our current lifestyles are on cheap hydrocarbon energy. Scott Tinker effectively highlighted that the climate effects of our current approach are dire, but there's no easy way out while sustaining our current lifestyles. The one thing it missed was any sort of route forward, as this current model becomes less tenable. Perhaps only the reference to nuclear energy being more renewable ventured into such territory.

[@iamsometimes6712]

@@user-gf6gf2iy2k Exeactly my reaction. All these comments about brutal truth, etc, when all he did was laying down the well known energy source trends used by governments, COP, etc, to show the ever increasing emissions of CO2 and main culprits. No word in this video about what he recommends in the face of this situation. Seeing all the laudatory comments it sounds like a deep truth was presented and everybody seems in. But am clueless, dunno what I missed ? 🤔

[@sprucemoose1133]

I wonder if the message was so effective because it was trying to communicate facts or more than plans and opinions.

[@ThePMantis]

Best presentation on this topic I've seen...very balanced, honest and clear. Fantastic information....thank you!!!

[@arc_conference]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jallakalla]

Where is the «thumbs up» times 1000?? This is the defining video on the global energy picture. This should be curriculum in ALL schools around the globe.

[@leathera]

Brilliant thinker and communicator. Bravo.

[@torrespearls381]

Has this man got time in his schedule to address the Australian Parliament? Please do.

[@mishka110]

'Putin went into Ukraine and said I'm gonna weaponise gas' ...think about that for a minute. When German industralists and Gasprom with the blessing of the German govt, financed via Austria, agreed on Nord gas pipeline projects, who objected? The US, but they are on the other side of the Atlantic. When Biden was questioned about Nord 2 he said that if Ukraine is attacked then we will find a way to stop Nord 2. Very interesting comment about freedom and democracy in a commercial setting. Food for thought. If you read Jacques Bord's analysis of eastern Ukraine you will find that Ukraine increased its bombing of the Donbass exponentially with more talk from Biden that 'Russia would invade'. Ramp up the pressure then shift blame quickly and invert the truth. This is a US modus operandi. After Nord 2 was destroyed Victoria Nuland said its now a huge hunk of metal at the bottom of the sea. Blinken said it was a great opportunity for the US as they and Norway started sending gas to Germany at inflated prices to get German industry off cheap gas and stop them developing good relations with Russia. Very clever. But this man from ARC who talks about 'education' does not appear to be educated or he would know. Read Seymour Hersh about Nord 2.

[@bradandjulierich8175]

Did you think Biden would go against the winds of popular opinion? Windsock.

[@tamfuwing1]

The old story that the West caused the invasion of Ukraine...

[@pauljones6608]

Excellent. Thank you. Somebody actually talking straight.

[@Chris-cx8vr]

You said what needed to be said and heard. Well done Sir!

[@shiraz1736]

True, unfortunately he didn’t have many answers though.

[@user-gf6gf2iy2k]

@@shiraz1736 he basically just said our current lifestyles are unsustainable and solar/wind aren't enough help to replace the hyrdocarbon element in these lifestyles. Yes, no answers proposed, just a bit fatalistic.

[@PAVANZYL]

Powerful talk. I hope world leaders are watching.

[@briggsquantum]

I hope they watch too. But most of them are far too stupid to understand. Biden has no brain at all. The UK and Germany don't get it. Justin Trudeau can't remember what he had for lunch. China and India have it figured out though -especially China.

[@HarshwardhanShahani]

Brilliant insights. Thank you for showing us the light.

[@YewtBoot]

When writing a thesis in engineering in the early 1970s, I devised a poor depiction of a three way balance with the three E's; Energy, Environment, and Economy. My thesis advisor loved it. Always a balancing act.

[@BeholderThe1st]

I wish we could tradeoff our self-serving politicians with people with principles and competence.

[@Cryptoversity]

While political authority is centralised, power will remain crantralised and politics will attract megalomaniacs and narcissists. While money is allowed in politics and conflicts of interest, politics will attract the morally bankrupt and corrupt.

[@pcolley5381]

100%

[@BrianTrybus]

Simply awesome, well presented, realistic, scientific lecture... & it wasn't a bit boring!

[@matthewsweet294]

Excellent presentation

[@darrenmccarthy5679]

An enlightening presentation by Mr Tinker. It comes down to what are we willing to do as the developed world population to reduce our energy consumption. If we keep going with the current consumption we are going to consume our selves into extinction. Greed drives most human actions. Those, myself included, who are reading these comments or watching this presentation will sacrifice updating their perfectly good 55" LED screen for the new 80" or keep their iPhone 10 or Samsung S20 or by purchasing a Tesla that they think is their contribution to being better for the planet. So that is the question, what are we willing to sacrifice to reduce consumption to reduce energy usage.

[@blank557]

The problem with helping poor countries is not there isn't enough food and resources. The problem is most if not all are unstable, misusing or stealing what they receive, corrupt governments and gangs, and most critical, the lack of transporting routes and distributing to get the things to the outlying villages.

[@pbxn-3rdx-85percent]

Yep most poor countries in Africa are corrupt. And if western countries try to criticize them, they will immediately flash the "you white colonizer - us Africans the exploited" card and the racial card. Just look at the African diplomats in the UN. Most have more than 3 mansions in their countries while their people suffer from widespread poverty.

[@timeidse]

Please send this lecture to our Canadian Energy Minister "Mr. Green-Peace Steven" He's got no clue, no graphs and no excuses for his lunacy!