Solar power: Do the ends justify the means?

Apr 26, 2017

Rows of solar panels face skywards at the Greenough River Solar project near the town of Walkaway, about 350 km (217 miles) north of Perth October 10, 2012. Australia switched on its first utility-scale solar farm on Wednesday, bringing the country a small step closer to achieving ambitious renewable energy use targets that traditional coal and gas power producers are now fighting to soften. REUTERS/Rebekah Kebede (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT) - RTR38Z3O

We know that solar power is ultimately a good thing, but do the ends always justify the means? Image: REUTERS/Rebekah Kebede

Jon Major

Research Fellow, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool

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