For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human flourishing, including their unrivaled ability to provide low-cost, reliable energy to billions of people around the world, especially the world's poorest people.
And contrary to what we hear from media “experts” about today's “renewable revolution” and “climate emergency,” reality has proven Epstein right:
