Fossil fuels are not the enemy, bad policy is

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Fossil fuels have hovered around 80% of total energy usage for some time; global oil consumption continues to rise.
63% : Very strong and positive correlations exist between the use of fossil fuels and rise in GDP, income, wealth, life expectancy and overall quality of life, simply because this resource has enabled countless technological advancements.
63% : The report emphasizes "reliability to be a top priority for energy policymakers, regulators and industry.
52% : The global elites once again patted themselves on the back for saving the planet, marking the latest COP28 with an actual commitment to "transition away" from fossil fuels.
52% : AT UN CLIMATE CONFERENCEStates with stringent Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) - which require a certain percentage of electricity to be renewable - have often seen the biggest utility rate hikes, up to 50% higher than states without an RPS due to high costs of implementation.
49% : The current administration has done all in its power to curb fossil fuel production and usage: canceled pipelines, drilling moratoriums, delayed permitting, stringent EPA rules, additional fees on oil and gas, plans to shut down coal plants.
48% : Perhaps had fossil fuels not been restricted in the first place, such crises would have been averted.
44% : Over time, it created a net-zero movement, which in part seeks to replace fossil fuels with so-called green energy sources through heavy government subsidization.
42% : Coal saved the day for this storm and others, including Uri, where the Texas power grid was minutes away from collapse.
42% : The real crime is forbidding fledgling countries the same life-saving technologies and basic luxuries we enjoy by banning them from using fossil fuels.
41% : Net-zero policies are the root cause of today's energy crisis because they have restricted fossil fuel investment, production and transport.
38% : More detrimental than anything fossil fuels can do to the environment are the policies so many of our world leaders have enacted to limit their usage.
35% : Demonizing fossil fuels does more harm than good.

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