• Energy and the Olympics

  • Jul 29 2024
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Podcast

Energy and the Olympics

  • Summary

  • What a time we live in where the Olympics in Paris starts with terror attacks on the train system, controversy in the opening, a power blackout, and athletes bringing their own air conditioners. All that and more on the live podcast from Texas, the UK, and Bulgaria. You don't want to miss out the Energy Realities team, Tammy Nemeth, Irina Slav, David Blackmon, and Stu Turley.

    Highlights of the Podcast

    00:34 - Discussion on Energy and the Olympics

    04:57 - Athletes' Challenges with Sustainable Accommodations

    09:33 - Sustainable and Controversial Olympic Measures

    11:03 - Public Reaction and Energy Transition Parallels

    15:11 - Net Zero and Public Dissent

    17:29 - Boycotting the Olympics and Sponsors

    18:42 - Apologies and Elitist Agendas

    20:10 - UN attacks companies reliance on carbon credits to hit climate targets

    29:01 - Heat pump sales collapse leaves new EU Commission with tough task

    32:18 - Crown Estate to make billions of pounds from Miliband windfarm spree

    33:21 - Miliband picks leading Brexit critic as GB Energy Chairman

    35:27 - Kamala Harris Operation Fracking Flip-Flop is Underway

    37:45 - Heads should roll over the electric car fiasco

    39:16 - Fight over 500 million rail tie wind farm in southern Wyoming is far from over

    40:21 - Yellen says 3 trillion is needed each year to fund climate transition

    41:22 - Concerns About Offshore Wind Turbines

    48:02 - Lithium Ion Battery Truck Fire

    52:32 - Closing Remarks

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