This does sound like an awful future and would makes sense except that if we just covered a landmass the size of New Mexico in the Sahara desert, we could power the entire world three or four times over at our current power usage. Of course there are huge challenges with doing this but it's not something that is unachievable. There are also some long-term ecological possibilities but not even remotely as bad as the crap we're doing now. Even better, a space solar array...some added challenges but again, not impossible

@@Kabab Oh shut up! Solar PV panel arrays are ideally located on rooftops and in neighborhood mini-grids. Vast solar "field arrays" require long-distance transmission lines tied to complex regional utility grids, both of which remain vulnerable to power outage and must "invert" their DC output to high voltage AC and then rectify back to DC to charge EV battery packs. Go hard sell your BS to corporate entities who are in it for the money.

But solar panels would be better than huge coal power plants that make pollution

It's not about energy consumption it's all about the type of energy being consumed and for what !!!! If the energy consumed is largely based on renewable energy they have lesser carbon footprint.... There is a trade off Between technology and sustainability, however big projects as you mentioned requires big resources???? Ask yourself the question at what cost these MNCs are powering themselves, how they are producing the big projects, what type of resources they are using, how much of energy is simply required to just extract rare earths elements from the earth (again this is also limited in amount), how much of waste is generated, how much of energy is emitted in terms of carbon emissions to reduce these wastes.... Ask the proper questions to have your answers.... How many plants need to be planted and nurtured and literally being grown into trees to support one big project....???? Where do you think the trees would be planted if there are lesser available places to plant those trees with all the human encroaching into forest lands????

Only the very smartest people can truly understand just how smart the emperor's new smart phone is.

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It might affect local water temperature but it have no significant impact on global ocean temperatures. That's because the Sun adds more energy to the Earth in one hour than human civilisation uses in one year. Greenhouse gasses, however, amplify the sun's heat by trapping it at the surface for longer.

@kq_10 Fair enough, but it could do without the tone. So you are telling me that not even locally there is no way that these contribute to increased temperatures that could lead to corals dying of? If if say locally there would be multiple of these installed and their dimensions would increase due to their success?

Sadly it isn't the news but videos of cats or halfwit influences plucking their nasal hair out. :(

@@pathmada I never said i could comprehend, hence why i said i was wondering and why i asked. What buffles me though is people coming in a tone at me like they know that much more or better and be more intelligent. I at least can admit to where i lack knowlege and when i have more knowledge in other areas i try not to rub it under anyonce noses. It seems to me that people like you give credence to the Dunning Krueger effect.

Not even like putting a match out in your bath (probably)​@@kinngrimm

Hello BBC employee.

@@skymanifest8339 but he is really great in my opinion, and a great piece! its not propoganda, be grateful for that!

@@joshuajames1720 did you write your own article for the BBC🙄

@@geoffbirchall7552 if you had a brain cell that was still operational you may just find something to learn. you brain washed dope

Nearly as big as the illegal tax they get for people stupid enough to continue to pay the TV licence.

MASSIVE, most of it for frivolous rubbish too

Artificial Intelligence 😊

@@straycat5695 Understood

Blissful ignorance

@@georgenorris2657 Thank you

You like 60 or something?

Spot on. The sickening hypocrits at the BBC are notoriously wasteful. Recently, they flew one journalist 20,000 miles around the globe to film a half-hour documentary about climate change that hardly anyone watched.

and AI will soon be thinking that it´s time to get rid of the pesky human race.

.....I'm not bothered about ai ai ai ai😅😅😅😅