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GHG emissions from developing wind and solar don't negate benefits
- "Some critics have argued renewable energies could come with high hidden greenhouse gas emissions that would negate their benefits to the climate. Our study now shows that the opposite is true," concludes Luderer. "During the transition to clean power supply, the additional life-cycle emissions for building up wind and solar capacities are much smaller than the remaining emissions from existing fossil power plants before they can finally be decommissioned. The faster the low-carbon transformation of power supply is accomplished, the lower is the overall remaining carbon burden for the climate." - Excerpt from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) via Science Daily.
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