'Solar energy isn’t just good for polar bears, it’s good for the working class'

As Catching the Sun documentary opens Melbourne environmental film festival, its director calls solar 'the foremost economic opportunity of our time'

There are many ways to frame a documentary about solar power; many ways to go about extolling the virtues of clean energy. The most obvious would be to pursue the following line: hit hard by the effects of climate change, the world can save itself by building a sustainable future in renewable technology.

It's also a message that falls squarely in the tell-us-something-we-don't-know box.