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That's a generic view which I might actually be inclined to agree with you on. I'm personally skeptical of the current climate change politics, for example. B
by dogruck 9y ago
That's a generic view which I might actually be inclined to agree with you on. I'm personally skeptical of the current climate change politics, for example.
But OP made a more specific claim about solar arrays in the desert. Seems like we should be able to debate that on its merits.
- samolang 9y agoThat alternative to putting them in the desert is putting them in some non-desert area or putting them nowhere. If these people are objecting to putting them in a desert, they'll object to putting them in a non-desert area too.
- DamonHD 9y agoMaking better use og roof-tops generally is a win as far as environmentalists are concerned; NIMBYs/BANANAs may complain however. Not that I see any intrinsic beauty in concrete titles or roofing felt. Even clay tiles and slates I suspect are just something we have gotten used to. In all cases they are a financial and embodied energy and financial cost as-is, and PV can turn them into something positive.
- evgen 9y agoIgnorant people look at a desert and see lifeless desolation. When they educate themselves they come to see the desert as an very active environment with limited resources, and cut-throat competition for same, that makes human impact more pronounced. Better to put solar panels over scrubland or even farmland than into deserts.