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Chris Wright: “Germany went from 79% of its primary energy from…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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How America Can Unleash the Next Energy Revolution: A Fireside Chat with Secretary Chris Wright

Published | Video Starts at 28:54

So a lot of cost. But you could say, well at least the big win was they set the roadmap to the world for decarbonization. Germany went from 79% of its primary energy from hydrocarbons to 75% over 20 years. Same story a little bit even worse in the United Kingdom. And then we passed a bill to spend trillions of dollars to do the same thing. (28:54–29:01)

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Asserts that Germany's reliance on hydrocarbons decreased slightly over two decades.

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