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How green is solar energy really?

More and more solar panels are popping up all over the world – and it's easy to see why: They provide clean energy at falling prices. Awesome, right? Well actually, there are also some not-so-green sides to this technology. We'll take a closer look at three big criticisms solar energy faces and check out just how much of a problem they are. We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. #PlanetA #SolarPower #Solar Read More (Links): GHG emissions for different forms of electricity generation: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80... Solar waste and recycling: https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/I... Solar Scorecard: http://www.solarscorecard.com/2018-19... Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Video editor: Eva Höppner, Nils Reinecke Supervising editor: Joanna Gottschalk, Kiyo Dörrer 0:00 Intro 0:49 Emissions 3:06 Toxic Chemicals 5:31 Waste 8:26 Conclusion