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Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy. (iopscience.iop.org)
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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We also have fucking roofs.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you understand what a flood is. A flood comes from underneath and the sides. I think you're thinking of rain, which causes floods.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 3 points 6 months ago

You're misinterpreting my comment.

We dont need to optimize for every square inch with solar since we also have roofs we can put solar on.