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Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar
Carbon Brief factchecks 16 of the most common myths about solar power
The study’s lead author, Dr Marco Raugei, who specialises in lifecycle assessments at Oxford Brookes University, tells Carbon Brief that it does not make sense to “arbitrarily” assign any emissions from battery storage to solar power projects: In a set of guidelines for renewable energy developers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) lays out the risks associated with solar farms, but notes that they “have been shown to create positive biodiversity impacts when compared to other types of intensive land use”. Fox News claimed that the damage to the Fighting Jays project highlighted the “perils of trading traditional power sources for vulnerable ‘green’ alternatives”, while climate-sceptic blog NoTricksZone later said solar “just can’t withstand the harsh elements of nature”.
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