Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University versus Steven Koonin, former deputy secretary of science at the Department of Energy, at the Soho Forum.
Does the world need to quickly switch to renewable energy to save the planet from global warming? That was the subject of a debate on the Soho Forum held at the Sheen Center in New York City on Monday, August 15, 2022.
Andrew Dessler, director of the Texas Center for Climate Research at Texas A&M University, argues that fossil fuels are endangering life on the planet by causing global warming through emissions of gases. Greenhouse. He argues that solar and wind power represent safe, reliable and cost-effective means of decarbonizing the power grid.
Steven Koonin, who served as undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy during the Obama administration and was the founding director of New York University’s Center for Urban Science and Advancement, argues that reducing greenhouse gas emissions Large and fast greenhouses are not required. protect the Earth. He also argues that doing so is not cost-effective and unethical. Koonin is also the author of Unsetted: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t and Why It Matters.
The debate was moderated by Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein.
Intro edited by Regan Taylor; Interview content edited by Brett Raney.
Brett Raney’s photo.
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