You might not know it from the headlines, but there is some good news about the global fight against climate change.
A decade ago, the cheapest way to meet growing demand for electricity was to build more coal or natural gas power plants. Not anymore. Solar and wind power aren’t just better for the climate; they’re also less expensive today than fossil fuels at utility scale, and they’re less harmful to people’s health.
Yet renewable energy projects face headwinds, including in the world’s fast-growing developing countries. Adjunct Associate Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Jay Gulledge, who studies energy and climate solutions and their impact on society, sees ways to overcome those challenges and expand renewable energy – but he says it will require international cooperation. Read more at The Conversation.
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