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I have always been alarmed that I've never seen the weather effects of solar and wind power discussed - they are by definition removing energy (randomly) from t
by kryogen1c 8y ago
I have always been alarmed that I've never seen the weather effects of solar and wind power discussed - they are by definition removing energy (randomly) from the global climate system. As one of the least understood and most complex systems that _drastically_ impact our lives, this should be cause for concern.
- notfromhere 8y agoIt's not like the sun runs out of shine. I think the impacts of renewable energy is several factors lower than our current C02 based economy
- clairity 8y agothat energy loss to solar and wind power is a miniscule percentage of the energy available, which is provided by the sun and most of which gets radiated away anyways. no need to worry about it for another 5 billion years or so.
- kryogen1c 8y agoThe concern is not the output of the sun, but energy moving in an unplanned (and unplannable fashion). In other words, solar panels shade ground that would have been sunned. Windmills change atmospheric differential pressure by removing windspeed. The best case scenario is these changes are negligible, but that is a luck-based result. We have no idea because global climate is not effectively modelable.
- peterashford 8y agoYou're worried that we haven't discussed the results of something that you admit is not effectively modelable?
- kryogen1c 8y agoYes. Just because something is difficult to model doesn't mean the outcome/results can't be wildly dangerous. We should still try and guess the impacts of our actions, but it seems like no one is concerned.
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