You are right that we need alternative sources of energy. But what the west is doing is, they are saying sub saharan africa and south asia to provide access to the people who do not have electricity with solar panels.
Bangladesh recently posted the fastest expansion of solar panel sales, and it is projected to shoot up in the future aswell. And if you consider how much energy you get per $ in solar panels, it is stunningly expensive. Add to that the fact that these solar panels are being sold in rural areas where people's income is even lower. But the question is, who should gamble with the expensive solar panels and wind powers? Asking village people to pay 4x the price of conventional electricity because it is "green" is pretty ridiculous. How about they subsidize the price of solar panels for us? Noway they wont do that either.
Dont get me wrong i am not against renewable energy, we need to get into that sooner or later, but the technology has not matured enough for us yet, and if you consider the amount of national wealth being wasted in inefficient solar panels in countries like Bangladesh, it will sum up to be a huge national loss which is slowing down our development.
