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Of course that 6% only counts land usage by humans. How many (additional) non-human habitats would you have to decimate to cover 12% of the land with (ugly) sol
by rlt 5y ago
Of course that 6% only counts land usage by humans. How many (additional) non-human habitats would you have to decimate to cover 12% of the land with (ugly) solar panels?
Maybe thats acceptable in some deserts, but pretty terrible in other places. 1 step forward, 1 step back.
Plus that figure is for our current energy usage, which is only going to increase over time.
- D-Coder 5y agoPut the solar panels over parking lots. Production is very near the usage sites (for BEVs, very near). It keeps the cars cooler in summer. And you can't make the parking lots any uglier. (I am aware there aren't enough parking lots, but this deals with a fraction of the needed space.)
- formvoltron 5y agoCurious, do you find server farms also ugly to look at? To me both server racks and solar panels look like modern technology.