Denis Bednyagin: "Political Economy of Climate Industrial Complex" | Tom Nelson Pod #311

Areas of expertise: Economics of innovation; Corporate strategy; International relations; Energy technology, economics, sustainability, and geopolitics; Environmental Impact Assessment; Industry 4.0; Blockchain; Web3 00:00 Introduction and Background 00:44 Early Life and Soviet Union Reflections 02:49 Experiences During the Cold War 04:23 Career Beginnings and Encounters with Putin 06:57 Education and Professional Growth 10:19 Energy Projects and International Work 16:23 Challenges in Climate and Energy Policies 24:16 Critique of Carbon Emission Reduction Efforts 41:16 Global Warming and Climate Change Debates 47:59 Climate Cycles and Energy Systems 49:07 Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions and Data 50:55 Debunking Climate Alarmism 53:49 Human Survival and Optimal Temperatures 56:45 Integrated Assessment Models and Policy 59:56 The Reality of Renewable Energy 01:07:39 Political and Economic Implications 01:08:32 The Role of Financial Industry in Energy Crisis 01:12:49 Global Politics and Energy 01:23:09 The Future of Nuclear Power 01:24:50 Collaboration and Open Science 01:29:30 Conclusion and Call to Action Slides for this podcast, along with AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries https://x.com/denisswiss https://sshe.ch/faculty/teachers/dr-denis-bednyagin/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisswiss/ ========= My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1