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> It highlights the extremely neglected costs in raw material and non-electrifiable infrastructure that is required to produce materials that are nominally 'gre
by alextingle 6y ago
> It highlights the extremely neglected costs in raw material and non-electrifiable infrastructure that is required to produce materials that are nominally 'green'.
Ignored by whom? You?
In fact, embedded energy is a huge consideration in the evaluation of green technologies.
- ashtonkem 6y agoIt’s a depressingly common reality that “nobody has considered” is effectively equivalent to “I haven’t considered” on the internet. The idea that solar panels might not be more efficient than burning coal is not an opinion held by someone who has done any level of research on the subject at all.