The hill in the photo looks ugly, tbh. Still, much better (and livelier) than the landscape after oilsands or brown coal extraction.
Preferably, most grid-connected solar panels would be on buildings, deserts, and postindustrial land. But in the face of the climate catastrophe, the South China hills are also fine.
Totally agree, our agriculture is so primitive, in the sense of not being sophisticated at all (just plough, remove everything that lives there, plant grass, cut early, repeat). Great links. Thanks!
*Robots and humans to build Canada's 9-storey timber tower together
I guess we should just do more offshore wind at home, in Europe ¯_(ツ)_/¯
And support wind elsewhere. I know that in much of the world, solar is more feasible. But I am also sure there are places where access to electricity and pollution are problems at the same time, and where wind would be a better option.
I mean - one thing ugly, and the other thing is that this land could be arable or a nature reserve.