Renewables are renewable if you leave out the input from the sun which is fair enough.

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Tidal power is "renewable", even though most of the energy is (irreversibly) drawn from the Moon's orbital velocity.

Geothermal is "renewable", even though about half is non-renewable primordial heat of formation, and the other half is nuclear (radioisotopic).

The distinction is arbitrary, fake and political, I am afraid.