Post #1526394
2026-04-04 11:58 UTC
Embedded carbon is a thing, but the amount of energy used to make a wind turbine is dwarfed by the amount it produces, and at present the alternative is either burning fossil fuels or nuclear.
Please: the low-carbon energy revolution is here - don’t say it’s not good enough because it involves a bit of steel and concrete!
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@drmikepj@mastodon.social 2026-04-04 12:01
Solar panels are as close to being “sustainable” as is reasonably practicable: the frames are made from aluminium (which is made with electricity), the rest is glass, silicon and copper, all of which are potentially produceable without fossil fuels.