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Chris Wright: “I think we are in the midst of the greatest mal investment…”

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Goldman Sachs MD Neil Mehta speaks to Energy Sec. Chris Wright at energy conference — 1/7/2026

Published | Video Starts at 14:10

But when it comes to climate change, we just check rationality at the door for forget it. That doesn't apply over here. It's only about decarbonizing and claiming we're in the middle of an energy transition. That's just. I think we are in the midst of the greatest mal investment in human history. $10 trillion on a global base has been invested nominally in fighting climate change. What do you get for $10 trillion? Well, to be very specific, on energy sources, we got solar up to 1.2% of global energy and wind at 1.4%. (14:10–14:25)

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