Canadian Politics Today

Hence the ever increasing use and popularity of renewables.

Which is not unlike the "ever increasing use of biofuels" from 20 years ago. Eventually, the hype cycle will end and governments will be forced to acknowledge that the hidden costs of renewables limit their usefulness as a power source.  Until then we will be inundated with propaganda from ideologues and crony capitalists who grossly exaggerate their capabilities and underestimate their costs.