The Net Zero energy revolution is anything but green

Dominic Frisby explains why the world may struggle to hit its Net Zero energy goals as the environmental and monetary costs mount.

A power station and a wind turbine side by side in an agricultural field
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Today I wanted to expand on a theme I have been writing about for a while: that the green energy revolution is anything but green.

In fact, the amount of metal required and the amount of fossil fuel needed to be burnt to make it happen means it will be extraordinarily damaging to the environment, releasing unprecedented amounts of CO2.

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(1) International Energy Agency (IEA). (2020). Renewables 2020: Analysis and forecast to 2025. Paris: IEA. Retrieved from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2020

Dominic Frisby

Dominic Frisby (“mercurially witty” – the Spectator) is as far as we know the world’s only financial writer and comedian. He is the author of the popular newsletter the Flying Frisby and is MoneyWeek’s main commentator on gold, commodities, currencies and cryptocurrencies. He has also taken several of his shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

His books are Daylight Robbery - How Tax Changed our Past and Will Shape our Future; Bitcoin: the Future of Money? and Life After the State - Why We Don't Need Government

Dominic was educated at St Paul's School, Manchester University and the Webber-Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art. You can follow him on X @dominicfrisby