Amount Quote by Christiana Figueres
“The fact that solar has gone down 80 percent since 2008 is astonishing. Wind is perhaps not coming down as quickly. Lack of storage - batteries - is a bottleneck. That makes it very difficult to put large amounts of renewable energy on the grid.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: UN Climate Action Summit, 2019
Renewable costs have fallen dramatically, yet storage limits hinder large‑scale grid integration.
In simple terms: Solar cheap, storage lacking, grid challenge.
Invest in storage solutions.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- energy policy
- grid planning
- investment decisions
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can storage technology be accelerated?
- What policies can support grid integration?
Storage capacity remains a bottleneck for renewable expansion.