| Energy Realism this past week focused on the intrusive green agenda and more takeaways from the Texas energy crisis. Joel Kotkin has a stern warning about eco-dictatorship: the Covid lockdowns are only a test run for what many greens want to force on us to “fight” climate change. To put it lightly, the prospect of extending lockdowns indefinitely to meet climate goals would be an unwelcomed play. While our goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions is a good one, we must be careful not to pick energy winners and losers with policy and just surge pricing. Ron Estes and Tracey Mann know that to power the American Dream, we must have electricity that is safe, affordable, and reliable. That means supporting an “all of the above” approach and rejecting the Democrats’ unscientific and ideological “everything but” agenda. As learned from Texas, Jake DeWitte believes that our electricity strategy must center on higher resiliency, especially as more intermittent renewables like wind and solar come onto the grid. Tony Clark agrees that system resilience can only become more crucial as the environmental goal of electrification transforms energy used in transportation, buildings, and industry. Avoiding Texas- and California-like crises in the future requires regulators who will oversee utility planning and investment to ensure the energy is available when communities need it most. Trey Daniels argues that the Texas crisis is actually a great opportunity for Democrats to learn from, with the 2022 midterm elections looming on the horizon. Essential Reading Hund et al., World Bank Group It too often goes overlooked that the energy transition to a low-carbon future will be very mineral intensive. In fact, the more ambitious the climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the more mining that will be needed. This presents a number of challenges that must be solved. In the News Value Walk JD Supra Alastair Marsh, Bloomberg Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times Pat Michaels, RealClearPolicy Max Chen, ETF Trends Antoine Gara, Forbes RT Ben Geman, Axios Stephen Sorace, Fox Business William Allison, Energy In Depth Bjorn Lomborg, New York Post Thompson Reuters Marlo Lewis Jr., CEI Catharine O’Neill, Newsmax Proactive iClima Earth's Gabriela Herculano catches up with Proactive's Katie Pilbeam once again on International Women's Day to discuss how she believes women are set to drive increasing inve... Kite & Key Media Everything that powers our modern lifestyle—electric cars, smartphones, even wind turbines—requires minerals extracted from the earth. Minerals are essential to green energy, nationa... The Fraser Institute Canada’s federal carbon tax will increase production costs in certain key sectors and could trigger a phenomenon known as “carbon leakage”—where firms relocate industrial activit... Financial Times FT economics commentator Martin Sandbu looks at what is needed to achieve a just transition to a low-carbon economy that safeguards public health and sustainable energy sources. | 
