Anything we do to remain alive on this planet comes with a carbon burden. The use of renewable energy comes with a carbon burden – photovoltaic cells and wind generators for domestic energy production consume energy in being manufactured, resulting in carbon dioxide emissions – renewable energy is NOT β€œzero” carbon!

Commercial wind farms require energy in their construction, as do the cables to transmit energy produced. The term β€œzero carbon” is incorrect and misleading. The correct term is β€œcarbon neutral”, enabling the positives and negatives of the green equation for all construction to be taken into account.

John Park, Canada Wood UK

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