Orange_Tulip t1_iruy57t wrote on October 11, 2022 at 6:06 AM

Reply to comment by WrongSubFools in Solar Rollout Rouses Resistance in Europe’s Countryside: Regulations meant to protect green space block the installation of solar panels despite soaring energy prices by CannoliIntoPussy

A lot of that carbon can actually be absorbed into the soil with good practices. Also, have you seen the massive flat roofs in business parks? All those big warehouses have plenty of space still. Let them strengthen the roof and place them there. There's no reason to build on fertile land yet. Keep land that's good for food production in production. Keep land that's good for biodiversity as wildlands. We're going to need both in the future.

WrongSubFools t1_iruzrch wrote on October 11, 2022 at 6:28 AM

"Massive" is a relative term. Solar farms are hundreds of acres and occasionally even bigger than that, and the goal is to build solar farms bigger than we've ever made before.

Or, well we can say that solar power isn't a priority. But we can't say "we need solar power to avert the apocalypse" and also "oh, but let's only put panels so they cover ugly places."