Greenpeace Bust Myths Around Renewable Energy

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RENEWABLE ENERGY MYTHS

6 MYTHS ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY, BLOWN AWAY

The evidence is in: Renewable energy is viable, reliable, and ready to go – all that’s missing is the political will to kick start an energy revolution in South Africa.

On this page we’ve grouped some of the most common myths about renewable energy, explaining why they are just that – myths that don’t stand up to reality.

But here’s the thing, although we’ve busted the myths here, we need you to make the myth busting go beyond this page.

Please share it widely. Tweet, Facebook, and talk about it freely.

Now, let’s get going!

 

MYTH 1

RENEWABLE ENERGY IS TOO EXPENSIVE

Right now, renewable energy is actually already cheaper than coal and nuclear power at every step.

• A unit of electricity from Eskom’s new coal plants will cost about 97c while a unit of electricity from renewable energy…

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