Episode five of The Climate Conversation Podcast is now live. The featured guest is Dr. William Happer, emeritus professor of physics at Princeton University and a prominent figure in the fields of atomic physics, optics, and spectroscopy. Dr. Happer’s distinguished career includes serving as the Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science during the George HW Bush administration and co-founding the CO2 Coalition.
The conversation delves into a variety of provocative topics:
- The environmental and economic implications of rapidly deploying large-scale wind and solar farms without comprehensive impact assessments.
- Historical perspectives on climate change, highlighting periods where warmer temperatures correlated with human prosperity.
- Dr. Happer’s reflections on Robert Oppenheimer and discussions on the pivotal role of carbon in Earth’s ecosystem.
- Critical examination of the political and economic agendas driving the current climate discourse.
- Debunking the commonly cited statistic that 97% of scientists agree on climate change, suggesting a more nuanced scientific consensus.
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