Balancing Demand and Environmental Responsibility

28 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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Two speakers debate fossil fuels and climate change. One argues we must stop using them; the other says global demand requires we produce energy as cleanly as possible, pointing to methane reduction and carbon sequestration as key priorities and claiming U.S. industry has made significant progress.

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In oil and gas. What are the ethical implications? The planet's not doing well right now and I think one of the last thing we need to do is burn more fossil fuels. What's your take on that? I.
Think that I agree the planet has been warming and it is important for the world to produce energy where there continues to be an increased demand for energy year over year, month over month, day over day. But to do so in the cleanest way as possible. It's okay, how can you do that? But also extremely limit the amount of methane that's emitted into the air. I think the industry has done an amazing job, especially here in the United States, to both sequester that carbon.