Al Gore

Soon (inferred ~2 years, by mid-2019) solar, wind and EV batteries will be cheaper than fossil fuels all over the world.

“Solar electricity, wind electricity, batteries in electric vehicles and soon electricity from renewable sources are going to be cheaper all over the world than fossil fuels.”

Said on

31 July 2017 · Interview with Autocar after the US Paris withdrawal, quoted in electrive's 1 Aug 2017 roundup; statement date approximate (late July 2017). 'Soon' inferred as ~2 years.

Source

Andy Palmer, Al Gore · electrive.com

Should come true

2019

How sure they sounded

soon ... are going to be

Categories

EnergyClimate

Importance

3 of 5 · Clean-energy cost parity drives the global energy transition.

Outcome

Partly right

Inferred window ~2 years. By 2019-2020 new solar and onshore wind were the cheapest new-build power in most countries (IEA WEO 2020), but not "all over the world", and EVs still cost more upfront than comparable petrol cars, so only part of the claim held.

Evidence:

• https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2020