Attacks on Saudi oilfields show the world needs to move past oil: Former New Zealand prime minister
"We talk a lot about thedimension to this, which is, for me, the most important dimension ... of the future of the global energy system," he said.
"But I think this week's oil price spike, short lived as it has been, has underlined another dimension to this debate, which is renewable energy is low-cost and stable over the long term," he said. While the economics of have "improved enormously," Lewis acknowledged that there are still obstacles to using renewable energy. However, he said those are technological and political barriers, rather than economic ones.
"You can't fight the economics forever," he said. "And I think the economics of renewables now are becoming irresistible."
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