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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Energy & Oil
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Stop subsidizing carbon--and nuclear plants cost too much
Q: What about Biden's energy plan?KENNEDY: The Inflation Reduction Act was hijacked by industry by particularly the carbon industry. There's $173 billion in subsidies in that Act for carbon capture; we need free market capitalism. We need to end the
subsidies to the carbon industry. You can build a solar plant for about a billion dollars in gigawatt. A coal plant is $3.6 billion a gigawatt. A nuc plant is $14 billion a gigawatt.
Q: Yeah, but nuclear is always on.
KENNEDY: No, it isn't.
No, they have more maintenance outages in nuclear power plants than almost any other sector.
Q: What is your view on nuclear power?
KENNEDY: I'm all for it if they ever make it safe and if they ever make it economic. We can make energy by burning
prime rib. Why wouldn't we take the cheapest form of energy possible. Get rid of the subsidies--there's $5.2 trillion in subsidies annually for carbon. There are small subsidies relatively small for wind and solar.
Source: CNBC "Last Call" interview with 2023 Presidential hopefuls
, Aug 30, 2023
Climate crisis used to push totalitarian controls on society
In recent interviews, he claims climate science is too complex and abstract to explain and that, "I can't independently verify that." He also says that the climate crisis is being used to push through "totalitarian controls on society"
orchestrated "by the World Economic Forum, Bill Gates, and all of these megabillionaires."
Source: The Guardian on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
, Jun 14, 2023
Incentivize industry to zero-waste cycles, clean energy
First, we will shift agricultural subsidies so as to encourage regenerative practices. Today, a new generation of farmers and ranchers is building soil, replenishing groundwater, and detoxifying land, all while producing just as much food as
conventional farmers. Secondly, we will incentive the transition of industry to zero-waste cycles and clean energy sources, and forge agreements with other countries to implement these policies throughout the global supply chain.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website kennedy24.com
, May 4, 2023
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