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  Solar panels are not carbon neutral (even if you care about such things which I certainly don't). Their carbon footprint is huge in terms of the manufacturing process and the carbon dioxide emitted in terms of shipping them from China . The mining for the chemicals to make them is very damaging to the environment not to mention humans but of course rich westerners don't bother with that - out of sight out of mind.
  Like wind turbines they rely on spinning reserve from fossil fuel power stations as back up when the wind doesn't blow or on cloudy days. For some reason they are useless at night time. When energy demand is at it's highest they are generally useless because of weather conditions and time of day although they reach their peak efficiency when we least need it (clue, the height of summer).
  I have no concerns regarding fossil fuels though I know some do haven falling into the catastrophic mindset pushed by greenies, large energy companies and those who stand to make a fortune from "renewable" energy which is a misnomer. It goes against every scientific principle.
  Solar, alongside wind is the most expensive method of power generation on the planet. In order to reach the utopian dream of really being self sufficient in this crazy idea we would have to cover half of the UK with panels and wind turbines which, ironically, would only really please the extreme end of the green movement and of course those companies involved in the business.
  I suspect that any problems we face in terms of building new housing stock would pale into insignificance because of the impact they would have on the countryside.
  Then of course there is the biofuel scam where self deluded fools think that they will save the planet by replacing food crops with petrol crop leading to food shortages, deforestation, higher food prices and even more carbon emissions but that's another subject.

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