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> the renewables we currently have will hit a ceiling. Every square meter of land with a solar panel on it is a spot that can't be agriculture, housing, forest,
by the_gipsy 4y ago
> the renewables we currently have will hit a ceiling. Every square meter of land with a solar panel on it is a spot that can't be agriculture, housing, forest, or wetland. There are only so many places you can put a windmill, and only so many rivers to dam.
Is this true? I have never seen this argument against renewables, is there any math? I can't imagine running out of space, with panels on roofs and windmills between fields.
- hedora 4y agoNo, it isn't close to true; there are more than enough roofs and unfarmable plots of land. Anyway, if it were true, fission is clean enough and unlimited enough for all practical purposes. Fusion is even better (in theory).
- the_gipsy 4y agoThanks, I thought so. The article proposes an interesting relationship between energy and basic humanitarian needs, but takes a sudden sharp turn on renewables and nuclear.