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Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action
(news.mongabay.com)
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this post was submitted on 25 May 2024
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While I agree with you, there are infrastructure issues if you try to transport that much energy across the country. Current infrastructure pretty much demands you have your power source be within a certain range (the range varies depending on available infrastructure.)
The obvious solution is to build out infrastructure alongside solar farms, but that’s a whole other beast to manage.