Irish Examiner view: This may be the dawn of the clean energy era
UN secretary general António Guterres stated that 'the sun is rising on a clean energy age' during his speech on climate action on Tuesday, July 22. Picture: Adam Gray/AP
Even five years ago, we might have looked at the head of the UN saying “the sun is rising on a clean energy age” with the shining hope it deserved. It wasn’t blind hyperbole last week.
Some 90% of renewable energy projects are now cheaper than their fossil-fuel equivalents.
