Renewable power generation may already be cost competitive with fossil fuels [1]. It's gaining popularity in developing nations for this reason [6]. Natural ga

Renewable power generation may already be cost competitive with fossil fuels [1]. It's gaining popularity in developing nations for this reason [6]. Natural gas, which is leaked heavily during fracking [2], is an order of magnitude more harmful than CO2 in the short term [3]. But it breaks down far faster in the atmosphere [4] and is comparatively better than coal when it's burned [5]. Thankfully, fossil fuels are losing to cleaner technologies [6]. Cheap renewables, like solar, allow EV owners to opt-out of centralized power generation and charge their cars with clean power [7]. One could argue that this is the entire business model of Tesla [8]. [1] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/renewable-power-generation-technologies-are-now-cost-competitive-with-fossil-fuels-lloyds-register/articleshow/57064173.cms http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/re... [2] https://thinkprogress.org/methane-leaks-erase-climate-benefit-of-fracked-gas-countless-studies-find-8b060b2b395d https://thinkprogress.org/methane-leaks-erase-climate-benefi... [3] https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warmin... [4] https://www.quora.com/What-happens-to-methane-once-it-is-released-into-the-atmosphere https://www.quora.com/What-happens-to-methane-once-it-is-rel... [5] http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/coal-and-other-fossil-fuels/environmental-impacts-of-natural-gas http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/coal-and-other-fossil-fue... [6] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/24/clean-energy-is-winning-the-race-against-fossil-fuels-but-the-planet-is-still-losing/?utm_term=.75f89092ab96 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20... [7] https://www.wired.com/2011/11/evs-go-off-grid/ https://www.wired.com/2011/11/evs-go-off-grid/ [8] https://www.wired.com/2016/06/tesla-solar-city-elon-musk/ https://www.wired.com/2016/06/tesla-solar-city-elon-musk/