• CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Solar requires vast amounts of rare earths to be mined

    Not true, the newest solar panels don’t need rare earths at that scale.

    and wind requires huge amount of unrecylable blades and generators to be produced.

    Both are recyclable and even if they were not they are not radioactive, poisonous or otherwise hazardous… The blades are from a Artificial resin And glas fiber and the generators are from normal industrial materials like iron aluminum and copper.

    Over all actual renewables are much more environmentally friendly and have less emissions. But yes they are also not absolutely zero emission (even though that being possible)