Renewable energy should be affordable

Decarbonising dream: Pedestrians walk along the shore as wind turbines are pictured in the background in eastern England. Not only does cheap renewable energy make greening the planet affordable, it also encourages ambitious global goals. — AFP

THE falling cost of renewable energy (RE) world-wide has been one of the great success stories of our time.

Not only does it make greening the planet affordable, it also encourages ambitious goals. Learning by doing has pushed a declining cost curve that optimists hope will apply to carbon removal, small modular designs for nuclear reactors, battery technology and more.