silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoPutting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electricourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkPutting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electricourworldindata.orgsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoNot sure about the calculations here but land can be simultaneously used for solar & agriculture.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoIt can, but mostly not for industrial grain production and solar at the same time.
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoPasture for high quality livestock.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoYou can do that, but I’d really prefer to avoid ruminants due to the methane that their gut bacteria produce
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoA surprisingly small amount of seaweed in their diet helps with that, a lot.
minus-squarepdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWe don’t even need to limit ourselves to those two, to be honest. Agrivoltaics is quite flexible and can be used in many different crops and forms (above crops, between crops, etc)
Not sure about the calculations here but land can be simultaneously used for solar & agriculture.
It can, but mostly not for industrial grain production and solar at the same time.
Pasture for high quality livestock.
You can do that, but I’d really prefer to avoid ruminants due to the methane that their gut bacteria produce
A surprisingly small amount of seaweed in their diet helps with that, a lot.
We don’t even need to limit ourselves to those two, to be honest. Agrivoltaics is quite flexible and can be used in many different crops and forms (above crops, between crops, etc)