Clean energy is the economic success story of the 21st century

‘We used to think of the clean energy economy as being purely about climate change. And now I think the clean energy economy is about looking for economic opportunity.’ In today’s era of economic volatility and sluggish growth, the clean energy sector stands out as a global success story, creating jobs and driving economic growth around the world.  China’s dominance in manufacturing has driven down the cost of #solar panels and wind turbines, but its scale is causing smaller players to erect trade barriers as they try to compete, says Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dean of The Fletcher School, Tufts University. Healthy competition is good news for this sector’s future, she argues. But who will provide it?