Switching to Renewable Energy Helps Climate, Economy
The potential economic impacts of transitioning to renewable energy such as solar and wind have left many questioning the financial feasibility of clean energy. With extreme weather events becoming increasingly common worldwide, the need for concrete climate-change remediation efforts is becoming more urgent. Research by Toronto Metropolitan University associate professor of global management studies Deborah de Lange suggests that renewable energy innovations have a positive impact on the economy. The professor found that transitioning to clean energy can contribute to a higher national GDP. Most climate-change experts encourage quick carbon emission reduction efforts before we do irreparable damage to the…