ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

Americans have access to abundant, reliable energy, unlike Europeans under strict climate mandates

By Michael Toth. He is a founding partner of PNT Law and a research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin Civitas Institute. Excerpts:

"According to AAA, the national average gasoline price is $3.09 a gallon. In the U.K., France and Italy, gas costs between $6.50 and $7.50 a gallon as a result of high taxes and climate policies."

"The U.K. government found that European policies decarbonizing air travel could hike one-way ticket prices between about $12 to $50 by 2040"

"Consumer electricity prices rose between 60% and 110% in Germany and Britain over the past two decades due to increased reliance on more expensive wind and solar energy."