A debate has emerged over the placement of mass-scale solar panels on prime agricultural land in the UK. Critics argue that installing solar panels on farmland reduces food supply and poses environmental risks, such as leaking toxic chemicals into the soil and contributing to landfill waste after their 25-year lifespan. They suggest alternative locations for solar panels, including roads, roofs, and brownfield sites. Proponents of this view include environmental commentators who label the practice as corporatism and land grabbing rather than genuine environmentalism. Harvard Business Review has also highlighted the potential for solar panel waste to increase more sharply than expected.
No farmland, no food. Mass-scale solar panels should not be put on prime farmland. Put them on brownfields, car parks, roads and roads instead. https://t.co/1h1BVCEZOD
This is not environmentalism. This is corporatism land grabbing and environmental destruction. The vast majority of mass-scale solar panels plastered on prime farmland will end up being destroyed by bad weather, leaking toxic chemicals or end up in landfill after 25 years. https://t.co/kOfa5ZIZdT
Instead of plastering prime agricultural land with mass-scale solar panels, put them on roads, car-parks and the roofs of office blocks, warehouses and supermarkets. https://t.co/eDKPB1moSG
Remember, it’s for the ‘environment’!-🤡 Harvard Business Review: The Dark Side of Solar Power “cumulative waste projections will rise far sooner and more sharply than most analysts expect… …can produce 50 times more waste in just four years than IRENA anticipates. That… https://t.co/00cYdYWOfz https://t.co/QgAfHUjL4z
This is far less impactful than a hillside of solar panels. I'm pro-solar, but solar should go on buildings! https://t.co/hmhW4nz2cb
Save the environment: No mass-scale solar panels should be plastered on prime agricultural land. As well as reducing farming food supply, toxic chemicals from the solar panels harm the soil. Solar panels should instead be placed on roads, roofs and brownfield sites. https://t.co/G9YaQSnxKq
This is not environmentalism. This is corporatism land grabbing. The vast majority of mass-scale solar panels plastered on prime farmland will end up being destroyed by bad weather, leaking toxic chemicals into the soil or eventually ending up in landfill after 25 years. https://t.co/cQc4QOc21e
Factcheck: Is solar power a ‘threat’ to UK farmland? | @Josh_Gabbatiss @freyagraham_ @rtmcswee @GAViglione w/ comment from Jordan Macknick Seeta Sistla M. Ryyan Khan @SolarEnergyUK_ #CBarchive Read here: https://t.co/cUOfg5okJy https://t.co/2DgJNegXeK