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Who is advocating a solar-only future? Whom are you arguing with?
by gumby 3y ago
Who is advocating a solar-only future? Whom are you arguing with?
- its_ethan 3y agoNo one is proposing a solar-only future, and this guy's comment isn't arguing against that... His comment points out valid concerns for a future that appears to be trending in the direction of relying more and more on solar power - these are real concerns even if solar accounts for ~20% of all power generation, not some 100% solar-only future. It's a reminder that solar power is not some silver bullet solution to energy generation.
- reducesuffering 3y agoGP said "A society based on only solar would"
- standardUser 3y agoI've been hearing these "concerns" for 25 years, yet as the link shows this has not stopped a an ongoing explosion in solar investment - presumably a large chunk of that from people who are not complete fucking idiots and are aware of OPs 1990's-era concerns.
- pfdietz 3y agoBehind the objection to the solar-only future are fears that this turns the high latitude white countries into energy ghettos. Solar, the anti-colonial energy source. Solar's experience rate is greater than any other energy source. In the long term, can even wind keep up?