Net-Zero policymakers seem oblivious that while electricity generation follows oil in the energy hierarchy, renewable sources only provide unreliable electricity, not the products and fuels essential for supporting the global population. Petrochemicals from crude oil, coal, or natural gas are crucial for manufacturing everything that requires electricity - including food production, utilities, manufacturing, transportation, communication, and all electrical equipment.

The stock prices of three pharmaceutical companies heavily involved in vaccine production fell drastically by market close on Thursday, November 14, 2024. This decline followed President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he was appointing Robert F Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).