What are the benefits and drawbacks to using solar, geothermal, and wind power as alternative sources of energy?

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Global warming is the main point of all that.

Global warming is caused mainly by the combustion of fossil fuels and none of the alternatives you mentioned depend on this combustion to generate energy. This means that the purpose is to reduce the combustion of fossil fuels and therefore, end global warming.

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Alborosie4 years ago

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Answer:

Pros

Efficient (300- 500% compared to 90% of the best furnaces). Electricity is still needed to operate heat pumps.

Cons

Geothermal energy is a renewable resource as long as the Earth exists. Geothermal energy using wells requires an incredible usage of water.

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