The International Energy Agency has reported that the world will add as much renewable energy over the next five years as it did in the past two decades, with renewables such as wind and solar overtaking coal as the largest source of energy generation worldwide by early 2025.

That’s a significant development, so to bring it into context we have with us on the Lean to the Left podcast Jack Kerfoot, a scientist, energy expert, and author of the book FUELING AMERICA, An Insider’s Journey and articles for The Hill, one of the largest independent political news sites in the United States.

Jack has been interviewed on over 100 radio and television stations from New York City to Los Angeles on numerous energy related topics. This is his fourth appearance on the Lean to the Left podcast.

Discussion questions:

Why is the demand for coal, declining around the world?
2. Which countries are the primary consumers of coal around the world?
3. Is the United States reducing its consumption of coal? I
4. Is the reduction in coal consumption impacting the United States greenhouse gas emission?
5. Where and why are renewable energy projects, like solar and wind being developed?
6. Are the volatile fossil fuel prices, the reason for inflation in the United States?
7. What exactly are greenhouse gases and what generates greenhouse gas emissions?
8. How do greenhouse gases cause global warming?
9. What is the impact of climate change?
10. What is the future of electric vehicles in the U.S.?