113. Saifedean demolishes Green Energy in Human Action Podcast

<p>Can we eliminate the use of fossil fuels? Can electric cars replace gasoline cars? Is a transition to wind and solar energy possible? At what cost? What impact will a forced transition have on economic development? How do the costs of eliminating fossil fuels compare to the dangers of increased CO2 emissions? What evidence is there for a pending climate catastrophe? The Mises Institute&apos;s Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy host Saifedean for a fascinating discussion of these and many more questions!<br/><br/><b>Resources</b></p><ul><li>Saifedean’s PhD thesis <a href='https://capitalism.columbia.edu/files/ccs/workingpage/2015/saifedean_ammous_working_paper_85_energy_systems_and_the_knowledge_problem.pdf'>Energy Systems and the Knowledge Problem: The Case of Biofuels</a></li><li>The St Louis Fed <a href='https://twitter.com/stlouisfed/status/1462176434420690946?s=20&amp;t=DUTjnC8R3X7FOphGryqlEg'>compares</a> the cost and protein content of turkey and soy.</li><li>Wikipedia <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenna_F._Cooper'>article</a> on dietician Lenna F Cooper.</li><li>The <a href='https://b-ok.cc/book/5163364/2ca9d9'>Ultimate Resource 2</a> by Julian Simon for an analysis of resource scarcity.</li><li><a href='https://b-ok.cc/book/2630030/29083e'>The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels</a> and <a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fossil-Future-Flourishing-Requires-Gas-Not-ebook/dp/B098M3Y7VC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1651481800&amp;sr=8-1'>Fossil Future</a> by Alex Epstein.</li><li>The Bitcoin Standard Podcast episodes with Alex Epstein <a href='https://saifedean.com/podcast/90-climate-hysteria-with-alex-epstein/'>here</a> and <a href='https://saifedean.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-standard-podcast-seminar-16-wholesome-hydrocarbons-with-alex-epstein/'>here</a>.</li><li>The Bitcoin Standard Podcast episode <a href='https://saifedean.com/podcast/109-is-co2-the-climate-control-knob-with-tom-nelson/'>Is CO2 the Climate Control Knob? with Tom Nelson</a>.</li><li>The Bitcoin Standard Podcast episode <a href='http