The dire economic consequences of ambitious renewable energy targets are seldom allowed to enter the debate. Driven by central planners, cheered on by rent-seekers and underwritten by the taxpayers who will be its victims, Australia's net-zero green wonderland is supposed to be just 26 years away. Who do they think they're kidding?
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David Owen interviews the author and scientist Vaclav Smil, whose books on environmental issues include “Size: How It Explains the World” and “How the World Really Works.”