Energy Sec’y Wright: Climate Change Is ‘Real’ But Overblown and New Tech Is ‘Only Solution’

WRIGHT I think with ░░░░░░░░ president and this administration ░░░░░░░░ ll grow our capacity ░░░░░░░░ produce electricity to distribute ░░░░░░░░ and first of all ░░░░░░░░ the price rises and ░░░░░░░░ with continued effort hopefully ░░░░░░░░ to reverse prices and ░░░░░░░░ them the other direction ░░░░░░░░ Listen to President Biden ░░░░░░░░ is back in November ░░░░░░░░ 2023 Clip starts Biden ░░░░░░░░ know I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ what the reports made ░░░░░░░░ the devastating toll of ░░░░░░░░ change and its existential ░░░░░░░░ to all of us ░░░░░░░░ it is the the ░░░░░░░░ threat to humanity Clip ░░░░░░░░ PERINO I did a ░░░░░░░░ of work before I ░░░░░░░░ the White House press ░░░░░░░░ working with reporters for ░░░░░░░░ Republican administration where every ░░░░░░░░ you were called an ░░░░░░░░ of the people because ░░░░░░░░ your position on fossil ░░░░░░░░ I think that you ░░░░░░░░ probably going to get ░░░░░░░░ same kind of treatment ░░░░░░░░ that kind of media ░░░░░░░░ do you respond on ░░░░░░░░ change WRIGHT Oh I ░░░░░░░░ love to have that ░░░░░░░░ and I ve been ░░░░░░░░ that dialogue for 20 ░░░░░░░░ Climate change is a ░░░░░░░░ thing but it s ░░░░░░░░ at all what it ░░░░░░░░ represented to be It ░░░░░░░░ nowhere near the world ░░░░░░░░ biggest problem It is ░░░░░░░░ slow moving problem that ░░░░░░░░ only solution is new ░░░░░░░░ better energy technology But ░░░░░░░░ it as a political ░░░░░░░░ spending trillions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ less effective energy that ░░░░░░░░ makes energy more expensive ░░░░░░░░ peoples lives harder and ░░░░░░░░ jobs to other countries ░░░░░░░░ states That s the ░░░░░░░░ way to approach this ░░░░░░░░ This president gets it ░░░░░░░░ president is bringing common ░░░░░░░░ back to Washington PERINO ░░░░░░░░ last one is about ░░░░░░░░ don t think people ░░░░░░░░ how important the Department ░░░░░░░░ Energy labs are Just ░░░░░░░░ shine a light on ░░░░░░░░ for me what did ░░░░░░░░ find in your first ░░░░░░░░ on the job looking ░░░░░░░░ the possibilities there and ░░░░░░░░ do you do there ░░░░░░░░ Oh we have 17 ░░░░░░░░ tremendous national labs in ░░░░░░░░ United States They are ░░░░░░░░ scientific envy of the ░░░░░░░░ There is new research ░░░░░░░░ fusion energy which has ░░░░░░░░ talked about for decades ░░░░░░░░ we will see massive ░░░░░░░░ in the next few ░░░░░░░░ Quantum computing will arrive ░░░░░░░░ this administration We ll ░░░░░░░░ quantum computing merge with ░░░░░░░░ We ll see tremendous ░░░░░░░░ And a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Dana to your point ░░░░░░░░ by what comes out ░░░░░░░░ the United States s ░░░░░░░░ labs I m proud ░░░░░░░░ be on that team ░░░░░░░░ Well I hope you ░░░░░░░░ come back and visit ░░░░░░░░ often on America s ░░░░░░░░ We love the topic ░░░░░░░░ you.”