Book · 2022 · Business & Economics
Fossil Future
Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
Why people recommend it
Fossil Future by Alex Epstein is a non-fiction book that presents a defense of fossil fuels and argues against rapid, mandatory decarbonization, following up on the author's previous bestseller, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. Jordan Peterson discussed the book extensively across multiple appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience and his own podcast between December 2022 and January 2024. Peterson noted that he had recently spoken with the author and referenced the arguments contained within the work while analyzing quasi-religious climate beliefs and energy policies. The podcast conversations focused on the economic and societal necessity of traditional energy sources and the flawed nature of conventional environmental narratives. By bringing up the book, the speakers sought to challenge mainstream climate science consensus and promote a perspective that prioritizes industrial growth and human flourishing over strict environmental restrictions. The discussions served to amplify the author's controversial thesis that abandoning fossil fuels would lead to catastrophic global consequences rather than a sustainable future.
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Jordan B. Peterson — 2 mentions
“I was talking to Alex Epstein recently he wrote a book called fossil fuel”
“he's the author of the new book fossil future as well as the New York Times bestseller the moral case for fossil fuels which was published in 2014.”
Jordan Peterson — 1 mention
“but Alex Epstein who wrote fossil fuel future recently comments about this a bit”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
- Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil
- The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars
- The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s: the Era that Created Modern Sports
- The Population Bomb
- The end of nature
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“why my my new book is called fossil future why Global human flourishing requires more oil coal and natural gas not less”
“and I had a personal experience I don't know if you heard about this but the Washington Post tried to basically cancel my book fossil future uh back before it came out”