It’s A Smollett, Smollett World | Ep. 722

Green New Deal

Ben Shapiro critiques the Green New Deal, labeling it as audacious yet impractical. He argues that the proposal's ambitious goals, like upgrading all U.S. buildings for energy efficiency, are unrealistic and costly. Shapiro questions the logic of pursuing such extensive measures when major global emitters like China and India continue to increase their carbon emissions.

If we can find an alien source of energy that provides us cold fusion, then we can fix the world. Thinking big, audacious a set of goals, he says. They are the right goals.

--- Ben Shapiro

He emphasizes that while the U.S. might reduce emissions, the impact on global climate would be minimal without similar commitments from other countries 1 2.

   

Global Climate Dynamics

Shapiro discusses the global dynamics of climate change, focusing on the roles of China and India. He suggests that despite their investments in green energy, these countries continue to expand coal-fired power plants, undermining global efforts to combat climate change. Shapiro provocatively proposes that if climate change is as urgent as claimed, drastic measures like military intervention should be considered.

We need to bomb all the coal fired plants in India and China. So let's do this thing.

--- Ben Shapiro

He argues that without addressing the emissions from these major polluters, U.S. efforts alone will have negligible effects on the global climate 3 4.