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551. An Honest Take on the Looming Energy Crisis | Scott Tinker

2025/5/29
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Jordan B. Peterson: 我认为,对于那些正在挣扎的人来说,没有什么比能源更重要。我们现在正在进行一项伟大的实验,将更多的间歇性能源,主要是太阳能和风能,接入电网。我们需要了解我们能推动到什么程度,因为当太阳或风消失时,必须有东西立即备份,以使其继续工作。管理一个有东西来来去去的电网是很残酷的。我认为服务穷人最合适的方式是让能源以根本的方式可靠地供应。如果你想净化大气排放以及土地、空气和水,你必须加速经济发展。我们不是缺少能源选项,而是缺少想法。我认为绿色和平组织打着碳排放末日叙事的旗号。解决这个问题的最好方法显然是核能。但绿色和平组织反对核能,这表明他们的故事与二氧化碳污染无关,而是关于其他事情。 Scott Tinker: 我认为我不反对任何形式的能源。扩展规模是能源领域的一大挑战。间歇性能源存在物理限制,例如太阳在晚上落下,有时多云。我们希望电力能够24/7全天候供应,但当电力中断时,大型系统会崩溃,这很危险。当你增加电网上间歇性能源的百分比时,必须有东西立即备份。管理一个有东西来来去去的电网是很残酷的。电网设计用于稳定的输入和相对可预测的输出。并非所有能源都是一样的,间歇性能源(太阳能和风能)是来来去去的,这是物理特性。因此,我必须有一些东西来支持它们。

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The podcast starts by discussing a major blackout in Spain, highlighting the risks of over-reliance on intermittent renewable energy sources like solar and wind. The instability of these sources and the need for reliable backup power are emphasized.
  • Major blackout in Spain and its impact on neighboring countries.
  • Over-reliance on renewables without sufficient backup power.
  • Challenges of managing grids with fluctuating energy inputs.
  • Need for stable and predictable power supply.

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Is our planet doomed? Probably not, it turns out. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson joins geologist Scott Tinker to dismantle the myth of energy scarcity, exposing the flawed narratives that demonize coal, oil, and natural gas. Together, they reject the false binary of renewables versus fossil fuels, arguing instead for an abundant future powered by both. This conversation confronts the culture of fear that paralyzes progress and issues a stark warning: if the West continues to undermine its own energy and technological ambitions in service of an ideological green agenda, it risks ceding global leadership to authoritarian regimes like China. Innovation, prosperity, and freedom depend on confronting reality—not retreating from it.

 

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This episode was filmed on May 23rd, 2025.

 

 

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For Scott Tinker:

 

Watch Scott’s speech at the 2025 ARC Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7EjhVyCHgA

 

Switch On (Film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk75bD-C3H4  

 

Switch Energy Alliance https://switchon.org/about/leadership/  

 

Watch Energy Switch (Show) https://www.pbs.org/show/energy-switch/