Have We Already Won the Renewables Revolution?

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48. Here's what I was referring to

UK scraps zero carbon homes plan

The zero carbon homes policy was first announced in 2006 by the then-chancellor Gordon Brown, who said Britain was the first country to make such a commitment.

It would have ensured that all new dwellings from 2016 would generate as much energy on-site – through renewable sources, such as wind or solar power – as they would use in heating, hot water, lighting and ventilation. This was to be supported by tighter energy efficiency standards that would come into force in 2016, and a scheme which would allow housebuilders to deliver equivalent carbon savings off site.

However, both regulations were axed by the government on Friday, in a move Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, said was “the death knell” for the zero carbon homes policy.

“It is short-sighted, unnecessary, retrograde and damaging to the house-building industry, which has invested heavily in delivering energy-efficient homes,” Hirigoyen said. “Britain needs more housing but there is no justification for building homes with a permanent legacy of high energy bills.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/uk-scraps-zero-carbon-home-target

Your OP was about "the entire war" - the revolution. The article says that victory is inevitable. It's wrong. No revolution has happened yet, and there is a tiny amount of interest in it. Politically, it practically never comes up. There's the Paris targets, but how they'll be achieved is still anyone's guess. So far, it's lip service.