How green is solar energy really?
More and more solar panels are popping up all over the world – and it’s easy to see why: They provide clean energy at falling prices. Awesome, right? Well actually, there are also some not-so-green sides to this technology. We’ll take a closer look at three big criticisms solar energy faces and check out just how much of a problem they are.
0:00 Intro
0:49 Emissions
3:06 Toxic Chemicals
5:31 Waste
8:26 Conclusion
Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Video editor: Eva Höppner, Nils Reinecke
Supervising editor: Joanna Gottschalk, Kiyo Dörrer
