The mainstream media pushes the “clean energy transition”—think renewables, EVs, smart grids, and net-zero targets—as the key to saving the planet from climate change.
But Catherine Austin Fitts, a former Assistant Secretary of Housing under President George H.W. Bush and a longtime financial analyst, sees it differently. She calls it a cover for something much darker: a full financial coup d’état.
In her view, this isn’t really about the environment. It’s a plan to centralize power, move massive wealth to a small elite, and take away personal freedom through digital control systems.
What This “Transition” Really Involves
Fitts warns that the push includes tools designed for control, not just progress:
• Surveillance Technology
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), digital IDs, smart meters, and connected devices let authorities track every purchase and even program money (e.g., funds that expire, work only in certain places, or get blocked for “bad” behavior—like exceeding a personal carbon limit).
• Growing Wealth Gaps
Trillions flow into “green” projects, subsidies, and big corporations. Most of it benefits elites and large institutions, while regular people pay higher energy bills, lose jobs in old industries, and struggle more. Inequality gets worse, sold as “sustainability.”
• Government + Big Business Team-Up
Governments team up with huge companies in “public-private partnerships” that skip real public input. Rules help the big players win, while small businesses and individuals get crushed by red tape.
• Loss of Freedom and Privacy
As everything goes digital and cash fades, your financial choices become conditional. Step out of line? They can freeze your access. Privacy vanishes, and independence turns into obedience.
Why This Is Happening Now
Fitts describes a long-running shift where public money gets redirected secretly (she’s pointed to trillions “missing” from federal accounts before). The “green” agenda speeds this up—using climate fears to justify more central control over resources, food, energy, and daily life. It’s not random; it’s a system being built step by step.
If ignored, it could lock people into a world of limited choices, constant monitoring, and engineered shortages.
Simple Steps to Protect Yourself
1. Stay aware — Don’t accept every “green” story at face value. Ask: Who really gains?
2. Diversify — Keep some assets physical (gold, silver, cash) outside full digital systems.
3. Build local strength — Support nearby food, energy, and community options that aren’t controlled from afar.
4. Push back — Demand transparency, privacy protections, and real alternatives to programmable digital money.
The “clean energy transition” sounds hopeful, but without close examination, it risks delivering centralized control instead of freedom. Fitts urges people to wake up before the system fully locks in.
For more from her perspective, check out the Solari Report at solari.com. Knowledge and preparation are your strongest tools right now.
