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by ThunderSizzle 1485 days ago
Vegetation tends to do pretty well at handling CO2.

Also, destroying the landscape to "save the climate" still ends with destroying the environment. Wind and solar aren't energy dense enough to justify the damage they cause.

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Literally none of what you said is true
How much land needs to be destroyed to make solar farms and wind farms big enough to generate the vast majority of power?

What species already inhabits that land or space that will be re-purposed?

What happens to old solar panels and wind turbines after they reach their end of life?

What happens to the places that supply the raw materials for solar panels?

How many batteries are needed to make up for solar and wind variance? What is required to make those batteries? How much land do they require?

Will batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines all continue to work at the same level as other power sources in times of extreme weather?