Elie: Created page with "To make solar panels, you need a variety of metals, some of which are scarce. This isn't a major problem ''right now'', but that's just because solar power is still barely than 1% of the world's energy supply. {{talk|TODO: cite the source, and also explain the difference between "electricity" and "energy". If you've seen higher percentages for solar, it's because they were only talking about the "percent of total ''electricity''".}} It ''would'' be an issue if solar..."

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Created page with "To make solar panels, you need a variety of metals, some of which are scarce. This isn't a major problem ''right now'', but that's just because solar power is still barely than 1% of the world's energy supply. {{talk|TODO: cite the source, and also explain the difference between "electricity" and "energy". If you've seen higher percentages for solar, it's because they were only talking about the "percent of total ''electricity''".}} It ''would'' be an issue if solar..."

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To make [[solar panels]], you need a variety of metals, some of which are scarce. This isn't a major problem ''right now'', but that's just because solar power is still barely than 1% of the world's energy supply.
{{talk|TODO: cite the source, and also explain the difference between "electricity" and "energy". If you've seen higher percentages for solar, it's because they were only talking about the "percent of total ''electricity''".}}
It ''would'' be an issue if solar were to scale up enough to make an actual difference when it comes to [[decarbonize the energy supply|replacing fossil fuels]].

==Case studies==
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==Solutions==
* Discussion: [[Solar panels made of abundant materials]]

Solar panel minerals - Revision history