Wouldn’t renewables pencil better if we removed all of the subsidies that non-renewables have been enjoying for decades? People talk about the “cheapness” of non-renewable energy as if it is inherently cheap. It is not. Yet when someone tries to throw renewables a bone to get the ball rolling everyone cries about the costs despite the incredible costs we’re already paying to make and keep non-renewable energy cheap.
I’d like to see how things pencil on an even playing field. Sure, non-renewables will still come out cheaper, but not at such a level that investment in renewables is seen as an un-sustainable (pun intended) waste.
