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Daniel Crenshaw: “Germany spent $580 billion moving to wind and solar. And…”

Featuring: Daniel Crenshaw, Republican | U.S. House Texas, 2nd Congressional District

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Interview with Congressman Daniel Crenshaw on Texas Politics, Climate Change, and International Affairs

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

Well, it was actually through natural gas revolution and new technology. New technology that makes our energy use more efficient. That's how we've done that. Look at Germany. Germany spent $580 billion moving to wind and solar. And emissions per capita are basically flat. These things aren't working. So we need to be looking at new technology like nuclear carbon capture technologies and exporting natural gas, clean natural gas, to coal burning countries that … (01:52–01:59)

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Asserts that Germany's $580 billion investment in wind and solar has not reduced emissions per capita.

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