{"id":1702,"date":"2025-02-25T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/25\/how-green-is-solar-energy-really\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:23:00","slug":"how-green-is-solar-energy-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/25\/how-green-is-solar-energy-really\/","title":{"rendered":"How green is solar energy really?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EWV4e453y8Y?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>More and more solar panels are popping up all over the world \u2013 and it&#8217;s easy to see why: They provide clean energy at falling prices. Awesome, right? Well actually, there are also some not-so-green sides to this technology. We&#8217;ll take a closer look at three big criticisms solar energy faces and check out just how much of a problem they are.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn&#8217;t need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world \u2014 and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we&#8217;ll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.<\/p>\n<p>#PlanetA #SolarPower #Solar <\/p>\n<p>Read More (Links): <\/p>\n<p>GHG emissions for different forms of electricity generation: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/docs\/fy21osti\/80580.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\/docs\/fy21osti\/80580.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Solar waste and recycling: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irena.org\/-\/media\/Files\/IRENA\/Agency\/Publication\/2016\/IRENA_IEAPVPS_End-of-Life_Solar_PV_Panels_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.irena.org\/-\/media\/Files\/IRENA\/Agency\/Publication\/2016\/IRENA_IEAPVPS_End-of-Life_Solar_PV_Panels_2016.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Solar Scorecard: <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarscorecard.com\/2018-19\/2018-19-SVTC-Solar-Scorecard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.solarscorecard.com\/2018-19\/2018-19-SVTC-Solar-Scorecard.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann <br \/>Video editor: Eva H\u00f6ppner, Nils Reinecke <br \/>Supervising editor: Joanna Gottschalk, Kiyo D\u00f6rrer<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>0:49 Emissions<br \/>3:06 Toxic Chemicals<br \/>5:31 Waste<br \/>8:26 Conclusion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more solar panels are popping up all over the world \u2013 and it&#8217;s easy to see why: They provide clean energy at falling prices. Awesome, right? Well actually, there are also some not-so-green sides to this technology. 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