| Thank you for those details. This is even worse than I understood. As already stated by Kon5ole: we get the benefits and future generations gets the burden. Nuclear (decommission, hot waste...) plays the same game. > Do you really think all that oh so sustainable green shit is growing on trees? No, but AFAIK we know ways (some are expensive) to alleviate part of their burden and the net result cannot be matched by other type of sources. > Wind? How long do they last? It depends. https://www.tvindkraft.dk/stories/a-new-nacelle-back-end/ > What's with the abrasion of the (mostly the front edges) blades while they operate and the entry of those stuff in form of microplastics into the environment? Nothing is perfect. Nowadays a coating is used ( https://weatherguardwind.com/leading-edge-erosion/ ). > Their disposal after use? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41783908 > Geothermals? You have much of that. Why is it used so rarely? Because in some places it can trigger earthquakes. Renewables is a set of solutions, none is perfect (one-size-fits-all). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy |