Also, don’t assume my position on industrialised society.

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This is replacing agricultural fields. Solar panels allow for a drastic increase in biodiversity over crop monocultures. It’s an improvement on the metrics you care about as well as in energy production.

This time to feed its infinte hunger for energy.

UK electricity demand is down 20% since 2012, and continuing on a downward trend.

Changes away from more polluting energy sources to meet this reduced demand is a good thing.

And the 10% that is, probably shouldn’t be. The recycling process releases massive quantities of micro-plastics into our waterways, and from there into our soil, and so into our food.