Greenpeace Co-Founder in 2022: ‘The Idea that Wind and Solar Are Going To Replace Fossil Fuels … Is Absolutely Insane’

MOORE The real issue ░░░░░░░░ energy because the climate ░░░░░░░░ that is being adopted ░░░░░░░░ That s a better ░░░░░░░░ I m with you ░░░░░░░░ I m more on ░░░░░░░░ energy side but we ░░░░░░░░ to pay attention to ░░░░░░░░ because if we don ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to this ░░░░░░░░ could be an issue ░░░░░░░░ the next 200 years ░░░░░░░░ But it s the ░░░░░░░░ side that will that ░░░░░░░░ m talking about being ░░░░░░░░ a suicide pact net ░░░░░░░░ thing and the whole ░░░░░░░░ that we can end ░░░░░░░░ use of fossil fuels ░░░░░░░░ increasing nuclear energy Because ░░░░░░░░ same people who are ░░░░░░░░ all fossil fuel use ░░░░░░░░ also against all nuclear ░░░░░░░░ And that is the ░░░░░░░░ technology that can actually ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels as a ░░░░░░░░ source 24 7 We ░░░░░░░░ replace 50 of the ░░░░░░░░ fuels in the next ░░░░░░░░ years or 40 years ░░░░░░░░ nuclear energy with no ░░░░░░░░ at all But the ░░░░░░░░ that wind and solar ░░░░░░░░ going to replace fossil ░░░░░░░░ or nuclear or hydroelectric ░░░░░░░░ absolutely insane Can I ░░░░░░░░ explain a little bit ░░░░░░░░ you have wind and ░░░░░░░░ you have at most ░░░░░░░░ third of the of ░░░░░░░░ time can you produce ░░░░░░░░ energy The sun goes ░░░░░░░░ all night it s ░░░░░░░░ good early in the ░░░░░░░░ or the afternoon and ░░░░░░░░ the clouds come right ░░░░░░░░ solar energy is more ░░░░░░░░ 20 capacity so 80 ░░░░░░░░ the time it can ░░░░░░░░ serve the grid which ░░░░░░░░ a demand for energy ░░░░░░░░ certain times a day ░░░░░░░░ certain amount The same ░░░░░░░░ wind The wind stops ░░░░░░░░ night The wind stops ░░░░░░░░ the summer the wind ░░░░░░░░ in the winter the ░░░░░░░░ stops for two weeks ░░░░░░░░ a time the wind ░░░░░░░░ when the propellers freeze ░░░░░░░░ the wind stops when ░░░░░░░░ wind blows too fast ░░░░░░░░ they have to tether ░░░░░░░░ blades And so if ░░░░░░░░ re gonna use batteries ░░░░░░░░ of gas or coal ░░░░░░░░ nuclear to back up ░░░░░░░░ wind and solar you ░░░░░░░░ to build three times ░░░░░░░░ much capacity in production ░░░░░░░░ other words if you ░░░░░░░░ 100 megawatts of coal ░░░░░░░░ you need 300 megawatts ░░░░░░░░ of wind and solar ░░░░░░░░ to charge the batteries ░░░░░░░░ you can t charge ░░░░░░░░ batteries when the wind ░░░░░░░░ t blowing and the ░░░░░░░░ isn t shining But ░░░░░░░░ the same time as ░░░░░░░░ re charging the batteries ░░░░░░░░ have to be supplying ░░░░░░░░ grid with the full ░░░░░░░░ of energy that it ░░░░░░░░ So there s no ░░░░░░░░ feasibility study on this ░░░░░░░░ is no economic feasibility ░░░░░░░░ on this In terms ░░░░░░░░ cement the wind industry ░░░░░░░░ more than a hundred ░░░░░░░░ as much cement per ░░░░░░░░ of power produced as ░░░░░░░░ does A hundred times ░░░░░░░░ cement So the amount ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels that are ░░░░░░░░ to build the wind ░░░░░░░░ solar infrastructure makes wind ░░░░░░░░ solar a parasite on ░░░░░░░░ larger economy That is ░░░░░░░░ fair metaphor a parasite ░░░░░░░░ other words it s ░░░░░░░░ wealth out of the ░░░░░░░░ in order to support ░░░░░░░░ stupid idea that wind ░░░░░░░░ solar are renewable Yes ░░░░░░░░ sun is renewable and ░░░░░░░░ wind is renewable but ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure is not The ░░░░░░░░ they build isn t ░░░░░░░░ out of plants It ░░░░░░░░ made out of steel ░░░░░░░░ concrete and cadmium and ░░░░░░░░ and glass and lithium ░░░░░░░░ cobalt and all these ░░░░░░░░ And if you look ░░░░░░░░ the amount of material ░░░░░░░░ pass to go into ░░░░░░░░ wind turbine compared to ░░░░░░░░ gas plant it s ░░░░░░░░ It means they have ░░░░░░░░ mine vast amounts of ░░░░░░░░ and truck all this ░░░░░░░░ everywhere huge machinery to ░░░░░░░░ these things up and ░░░░░░░░ them So I ve ░░░░░░░░ that all the wind ░░░░░░░░ solar infrastructure onshore and ░░░░░░░░ should have to be ░░░░░░░░ with wind and solar ░░░░░░░░ In other words they ░░░░░░░░ not be allowed to ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels or nuclear ░░░░░░░░ hydroelectric power to build ░░░░░░░░ wind and solar infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ then see how fast ░░░░░░░░ disappears It would be ░░░░░░░░ off the face of ░░░░░░░░ earth and goodly so ░░░░░░░░ it is a parasite.”