I think the chances are very high that it's going to result in a global recession, when oil prices reach these levels, they tend to trigger recessions.

Michael Shellenberger

It's all the stuff people love to do, the media publicity, the fund-raising, the mass membership mobilization are all incentives to do more of these acts.

Michael Shellenberger

The media publicity, the fund-raising, the mass membership mobilization are all incentives to do more of these acts. but underneath all that symbolism, only technology has the answers to a problem of this scale, and for that we need to get governments to act.

Michael Shellenberger

Europe decided not to frack in large part in response to climate activists, we now think there is strong evidence suggesting [the climate activists] were supported directly through financing from Russia.

Michael Shellenberger

Fifteen years ago, Europe produced more natural gas than Russia, today, Russia exports three times more natural gas to Europe than Europe produces.

Michael Shellenberger

Our hearts are with the Ukrainians, we would love to be able to punish the Russians and stop importing their energy, but efforts to do that will make energy more expensive.

Michael Shellenberger

It was always predictable, this was all very apparent to people that were rational thinkers on energy.

Michael Shellenberger

There is no low-energy rich nation, just as there is no high-energy poor nation, i hope it’s a wake-up call.

Michael Shellenberger

That has proven to be catastrophic as the continent became increasingly dependent on Russia for energy imports.

Michael Shellenberger

The takeaway is that Climate Change is not what people think Climate Change is. It is significantly outweighed by things like droughts, which are still determined by natural variables and by economic development and preparedness, and we’re just so much better prepared, we’re more resilient to changing temperatures than we’ve ever been and it’s just not the end of the world.

Michael Shellenberger

And so, you’re always looking to balance the benefits of energy consumption with the downsides. But, the trends are mostly going in the right direction.

Michael Shellenberger