What Fred Pearce thinks about solar
English environment and science writer; a contributing writer for Yale Environment 360 and author of When the Rivers Run Dry (2006), The Land Grabbers (2012) and The New Wild (2015).
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2 dated positions, 2025 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Fred Pearce has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingIndia industrializing with solar instead of coal could go a long way toward saving the planet.
Their wordsClosing that gap by burning coal would be ruinous for the world’s climate. Achieving it with solar power could go a long way toward saving the planet.
↗A First Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing With Solare360.yale.edu
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Their wordsEver more land conflicts seem inevitable — certainly for solar power, which operates best in unshaded areas with gentle winds and moderate temperatures, the same conditions favored by many crops.
↗‘Green Grab’: Solar and Wind Boom Sparks Conflicts on Land Usee360.yale.edu 2nd of 2 in this piece