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How many of those Chinese factories producing PV panels are being held responsible for 100% of their externalities?
by oillio 12y ago
How many of those Chinese factories producing PV panels are being held responsible for 100% of their externalities?
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- lotsofmangos 12y agoExternalities go both ways. If you want to hold PV producers responsible for 100% of their calculated externalities, you end up subsidising them anyway.
- crdoconnor 12y agohttp://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-usa-trade-solar-idUSKBN0EF08A20140604 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-usa-trade-solar... Between 15% and 35% import duty on Chinese solar panels. I don't know if that covers 100% of their externalities, but I'm sure in terms of "taxes paid for externalities caused" they are WAY ahead of any carbon industries now. This probably wipes out most subsidies too.
- dpierce9 12y agoI was simply talking about operating externalities. I haven't spent as much time looking at the construction externalities but my educated guess is that on a per watt of generation capacity, the net out of construction and operation favors PV. Not needing fuel is a huge deal.