Eight: Mark Lynas on climate change
Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours
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Solar and Batteries
The power density of renewables doesn't change. That's a physical reality which is related to the amountof sunshine or connetic energy that you can harvest from a particular unit of land area. I no, couldn't we just tick le the solar panels in a desert somewhere where practically no one lives, and then an put up high voltage lines turned to trend to transmit them to to cities? There ar yes, but even deserts are eco systems. And their wild areas. You know, when i think it's evan par even tha big solar plant in california, mahalve desert, was being built,. there wer buldos ing clacti that were pulling desert port
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