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We compare best-case and worst-case scenario PV module waste estimates4 to municipal waste17, coal ash6, plastic waste18, e-waste19 and cumulative oily sludge from crude oil production20 (assuming constant annual waste generation at present rates) in million metric tons. Best-case scenario represents long-lived, high-quality modules, whereas the worst-case scenario represents regular-quality modules with below average lifetimes21

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We compare best-case and worst-case scenario PV module waste estimates4 to municipal waste17, coal ash6, plastic waste18, e-waste19 and cumulative oily sludge from crude oil production20 (assuming constant annual waste generation at present rates) in million metric tons. Best-case scenario represents long-lived, high-quality modules, whereas the worst-case scenario represents regular-quality modules with below average lifetimes21
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Gernot Wagner (gwagner@fediscience.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2023 21:52:02 JST Gernot Wagner

Put me down on the side of more PV module waste, less of everything else
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-023-02230-0
#climate #sustainability

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