Energy Transition

One the biggest criticisms of renewables might have just been debunked

State Electricity Company officials walk near solar cell panels at the largest solar power plant in Indonesia, at Oelpuah village in Kupang, July 20, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken July 20, 2017. Antara Foto/Widodo S Jusuf via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA. - RTX3CBI1

Dev Millstein found that due to renewable energy, between 3,000 and 12,700 premature deaths were avoided. Image: REUTERS

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