Guest Name: Cliff May • Affiliation: Founder and President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies • Summary: The conversation challenges current energy policies, noting that fossil fuels still provide over 81% of global energy despite decades of ren
- Author
- John Batchelor
- Published
- Fri 05 Sep 2025
- Episode Link
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8772570
Guest Name: Cliff May
• Affiliation: Founder and President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Summary: The conversation challenges current energy policies, noting that fossil fuels still provide over 81% of global energy despite decades of renewables promotion. Cliff May argues that climate policy often weakens the US while adversaries like China and Russia continue to rely on coal and hydrocarbons without climate concerns. He emphasizes energy security as intrinsic to national security, criticizing government subsidies as ineffective and prone to cronyism.
1900 MIAMI RIVER
• Affiliation: Founder and President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Summary: The conversation challenges current energy policies, noting that fossil fuels still provide over 81% of global energy despite decades of renewables promotion. Cliff May argues that climate policy often weakens the US while adversaries like China and Russia continue to rely on coal and hydrocarbons without climate concerns. He emphasizes energy security as intrinsic to national security, criticizing government subsidies as ineffective and prone to cronyism.
1900 MIAMI RIVER
