Here is the direct comparison, clearly stated once more for emphasis: Solar generates approximately 2 kilograms of inert, recyclable waste per megawatt-hour. Coal generates around 90 kilograms of highly toxic ash per megawatt-hour along with nearly a tonne of CO₂. Gas generates roughly half a tonne of CO₂ per megawatt-hour, along with the attendant methane leakage upstream. By any sensible measure, solar panel waste is trivial by comparison. The ongoing attempt to frame solar waste as a crisis or even an issue is not only misplaced but actively counterproductive, distracting us from the far more urgent issues of climate change and fossil fuel pollution.
But those pearls won’t clutch themselves!
My guess who’s pushing this waste myth, the oil and gas industry.
What astounds me is the number of useful idiots propagating the lies who don’t even own shares.
It is inexplicable why they want to see renewables fail so I put it down to mental illness (despising/distrusting educated stances, lumping renewables with the “woke” conspiracy).
