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The Guardian - Energy · Presented by Lucy Hough with Bill McKibben; produced by Cass Denton, Tom Glasser and Brian McNamara; executive producer Courtney Yusuf · last updated

Why might authoritarians fear the rise of solar energy? With Bill McKibben

Last week Donald Trump let the UN general assembly know exactly what he thought about renewable energy sources. “I’ve been right about everything and I’m telling you that if you don’t get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail,” he said.

Despite this political opposition, in the last 36 months there has been a global revolution in clean energy. The acclaimed environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben explains to Lucy Hough that we have now passed a tipping point when it comes to solar energy, driven by falling prices, widespread innovation and countries’ desire for energy independence.

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