How Solar Energy Became Cheap: Pathways to a Solar-Centric Economy

The climate problem is getting worse, but the solutions are getting better. So far, no technology has done more to improve the solutions available to address climate change than solar photovoltaics. This revised edition describes an array of driving forces leading us toward a solar-centric energy system.

Gregory F. Nemet is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, where he recently served as Interim Director. He holds the Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation and is also a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor. He was awarded the inaugural World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance by APPAM in 2019. He was a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 6th Assessment Report (2023).