Ain't That The Truth
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Coal, natural gas, and nuclear powered. Solar and wind production is so minimal that they don't enter the conversation.
Most solar and wind generators haven't even offset the fossil fuels that were used to produce them.
A single 300W solar panel can provide enough energy to power a Tesla for 1000 miles over the course of a year. Ten 300W solar panels can provide enough energy to replace themselves and power a Tesla for 20,000 miles over the course of two years while continuing to provide energy for the next 23 years. With ten 300W solar panels the expected output would be enough to charge a Tesla for its entire life and produce another 100-120 solar panels. Coal is necessary as a main energy source for now, but it does not have to always be that way.
EDIT This is just math regarding the expected output of a 300W solar panel over the course of its expected lifetime using a Tesla for example. What solar panels power and them not be recycled because of cronyism are two separate discussions.
lol... you forgot to mention that the plastics used in your solar panels come from petroleum products.... you forgot to mention that solar panels have short useful lives and then off to the landfills.... you forgot to mention that colossal environmental impact of mining and refining lithium and the amount of energy used to make the batteries for just one car.... and you forgot to mention that when the batteries are no longer any good, they can be recycled and they're considered toxic waste and will end up in a landfill. funny how these things can get overlooked whilst virtue signalling.
Bioplastics can replace most petrochemical plastics and both can be recycled. Solar panels can be recycled, but are usually not because it is expensive to recycle them. Batteries can also be recycled to extract cobalt, lithium salt concentrate, stainless steel, copper, aluminum and plastic from them. Not everything is black and white.