Seizing Private Land Is Next Step in Fight Against Climate Change
Eminent domain is becoming the weapon of choice against opposition to large wind and solar projects being planned and constructed around the United States. Antiquities act too.
Bigger Than Texas
“With current siting practices, an area the size of Texas is required to accommodate the wind and solar infrastructure we need to reach nationwide net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a renewable energy advocate.
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Reaching the goal of net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 would require consuming more than 250,000 square miles, or 160 million acres, of land, according to TNC’s May report.
Seizing Private Land Is Next Step in Fight Against Climate Change
Eminent domain is becoming the weapon of choice against opposition to large wind and solar projects being planned and constructed around the United States. Antiquities act too.
Bigger Than Texas
“With current siting practices, an area the size of Texas is required to accommodate the wind and solar infrastructure we need to reach nationwide net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a renewable energy advocate.
image-5545140
Reaching the goal of net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 would require consuming more than 250,000 square miles, or 160 million acres, of land, according to TNC’s May report.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/seizing-private-land-is-next-step-in-fight-against-climate-change-5544056