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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:59) – Politics of climate change
(24:01) – Greta Thunberg
(30:31) – Electric cars
(37:53) – Economy
(45:30) – Journalism
(59:32) – Human emissions
(1:17:19) – Worst-case climate change scenario
(1:37:40) – Hurricanes
(1:56:29) – Climate change vs Global warming
(2:00:35) – Climate alarmism
(2:15:25) – Economic models
(2:46:52) – Climate change policies
(3:02:54) – Nuclear energy
(3:09:30) – Alex Epstein
(3:20:00) – Public opinion on climate change
(3:41:57) – US presidents
(3:52:35) – Advice for young people
(4:06:10) – Meaning of life

