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Is Clean Energy REALLY the Future?

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As a young investor, it is not out of the norm for me to remain hopeful of the future. After all, for the sake of my psyche, it is imperative to remain optimistic for tomorrow. By working and investing in yourself, there is an assumption that "tomorrow" is a given and that your life will improve. If not, what's the point of putting in the effort?  Naturally, in a world afflicted by the disease that is climate change and global warming, many have put their hopes into clean/renewable energy . Indeed, it has become all the rage to invest in clean energy companies, evident from the exponential share price increases in the sector over the last few years. In fact, I fondly recall a period when ten year old me invested in SunPower using the Investopedia Stock Simulator.  As your average layperson, I  love  the concept of clean energy. But as an investor, I'm not too sure, which is why I'm writing this article in the first place. After all, profit-motivated companies and ...