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by XorNot 725 days ago
> The production of the current global output of solar cells require from somewhere between 8-10 million metric tons of coal annually.

Totally disingenuous comparison. You don't get to use the existing energy source's coal requirements to criticize the energy usage of the replacement energy source.

"We can't replace coal power! Think how much coal we'll burn building the replacement for coal power!"

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The emissions released to manufacturer PV doesn't just go away.
Neither do the emissions from not ever replacing the coal powerplants.