1. Share up-to-date facts about the price of wind and solar energy
For many decades, producing electricity from renewable sources was expensive. So it’s understandable that your colleagues and friends would express concern about the costs. You can make them aware that for utilities, the price of producing electricity from renewable sources has plunged dramatically, rewriting old assumptions about how to tackle the climate problem. In fact, between 2010 and 2019, the cost of offshore wind fell by 29%, onshore wind by 40%, and utility-scale solar photovoltaics by an astonishing 82%, according to the International Renewable Energy Association.