Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action
Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action
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There is SO much empty ass space in the south west of the US, why the fuck would you go out of your way to deforest an area? Stop proposing solar in areas that don't get as much sun as the south west, this is political nonsense bullshit. Put pressure on Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado to install more solar. California already has the most solar of any state by a huge margin.
While I agree with you, there are infrastructure issues if you try to transport that much energy across the country. Current infrastructure pretty much demands you have your power source be within a certain range (the range varies depending on available infrastructure.)
The obvious solution is to build out infrastructure alongside solar farms, but that’s a whole other beast to manage.
It's never been about climate, it's always about the money.
There’s already so many places that have been cleared of trees, that also happen to be right near where the power is needed. They’re called rooftops.
Definitely not an outcome of underregulated capitalism here