The United States is “missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century,” as President Donald Trump and his Republican Congress seek to cripple domestic solar and wind power industries and electric vehicles, said U. N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (“U. S. Pursuit of Fossil Fuels Imperils Progress, U.N. Chief Says,” New York Times, July 23, p. A5)
Solar and wind energy with battery storage will prevail because they have the lowest cost while also protecting public health and protecting against global warming.
The predictions of the overwhelming consensus of climate scientists have proved to be accurate. Over four decades ago climate scientists—including the climate scientists at all major oil and natural gas companies—predicted that continuing to burn fossil fuels would