Energy Expert Alex Epstein: To Power the World on Batteries for 3 Days, It Would Take $400 Trillion

BONGINO Alex thanks for ░░░░░░░░ time with us Alex ░░░░░░░░ transition they keep talking ░░░░░░░░ transition to what It ░░░░░░░░ like calling for a ░░░░░░░░ out of the bullpen ░░░░░░░░ there is no pitcher ░░░░░░░░ the bullpen The technology ░░░░░░░░ not ready EPSTEIN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ what we want in ░░░░░░░░ is we want energy ░░░░░░░░ and that is powered ░░░░░░░░ a free market so ░░░░░░░░ want superior alternatives over ░░░░░░░░ but they actually have ░░░░░░░░ be superior The reason ░░░░░░░░ talk about transition is ░░░░░░░░ they want a forced ░░░░░░░░ and what it really ░░░░░░░░ is forced restriction of ░░░░░░░░ fuels We ve already ░░░░░░░░ what it leads to ░░░░░░░░ leads to an energy ░░░░░░░░ BONGINO Alex that quote ░░░░░░░░ read from Bjorn Lomborg ░░░░░░░░ stunning that we only ░░░░░░░░ the battery capacity now ░░░░░░░░ to power the globe ░░░░░░░░ 75 seconds not minutes ░░░░░░░░ days not months seconds ░░░░░░░░ mean what you are ░░░░░░░░ for in this transition ░░░░░░░░ now if you force ░░░░░░░░ is for people to ░░░░░░░░ and starve period You ░░░░░░░░ transitioning to something that ░░░░░░░░ t exist EPSTEIN Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ ll give you another ░░░░░░░░ point on batteries Elon ░░░░░░░░ is always claiming the ░░░░░░░░ can run on solar ░░░░░░░░ batteries so I ran ░░░░░░░░ numbers with his best ░░░░░░░░ Megapack prices and to ░░░░░░░░ the whole world as ░░░░░░░░ to back up the ░░░░░░░░ supply for three days ░░░░░░░░ is the minimum you ░░░░░░░░ need it would take ░░░░░░░░ trillion So unless you ░░░░░░░░ dealing in Zimbabwe currency ░░░░░░░░ doesn t work at ░░░░░░░░ And you re right ░░░░░░░░ mean this is really ░░░░░░░░ life and death Think ░░░░░░░░ it Europe right now ░░░░░░░░ talking about not being ░░░░░░░░ to keep themselves warm ░░░░░░░░ the winter What is ░░░░░░░░ 1840 How are we ░░░░░░░░ living in this world ░░░░░░░░ the reason is we ░░░░░░░░ how to produce energy ░░░░░░░░ using fossil fuels but ░░░░░░░░ re forcibly preventing ourselves ░░░░░░░░ doing it And even ░░░░░░░░ we re preventing the ░░░░░░░░ people in the world ░░░░░░░░ doing it by telling ░░░░░░░░ to somehow go green ░░░░░░░░ we obviously can t ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s stunning ░░░░░░░░ re asking them all ░░░░░░░░ starve to death Alex ░░░░░░░░ thanks for your time ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it.”