Experts are at last pointing out that the take-up of potentially excellent green technologies in the wrong locations can damage the credibility of the equipment, giving a good process a bad name.
The trend gives credibility to those who object to renewables for perhaps the ‘wrong’ reasons, and may deter people who may otherwise be keen to ‘do their bit.’
All sectors need to respond meaningfully to the challenges posed by climate change, and the built environment is set to receive an increasing share of the spotlight very soon.
It is critical that the debate gets a full airing, so it was useful for a body such as the Carbon Trust to recently have added their voice to the debate in this way, pointing out that home wind turbines in urban areas actually cost more carbon to manufacture and transport than they save by producing carbon free electricity.
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