Topic
Economic Dynamism
Published on
January 28, 2026
Civitas
Conversations
Green Energy Dreams, Fossil Fuel Realities

The Cost of Conflict: White House and Human Rights

March 12, 2026
About this episode

Mark Mills joins the show to discuss the misguided and often fraudulent claim that green energy can replace fossil fuels.

After decades of talk about a “green energy transition,” fossil fuels still dominate the global energy mix. Mark Mills joins the show to unpack why political narratives on green energy don’t match reality, how they endure, and why fossil fuels remain king. 

Mark P. Mills is a contributing editor at City Journal, executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, a faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, and co-founding partner in Montrose Lane, an energy fund.

Civitas Conversations features leading scholars, commentators, and thought leaders for in-depth discussions of the latest essays in Civitas Outlook—and the ideas behind them. 

Civitas Conversations is a production of the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.

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