Right now, even moving in that direction is going to have an effect on gas prices, because if the OPEC countries know that there is a serious chance that we can divest ourselves entirely from the need for oil and gas. they will not hold us up as they have in the past recently withholding 2 million barrels of oil a day to drive up prices. (04:16–04:26)
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Asserts that transitioning to renewable energy could reduce dependency on OPEC oil.
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