Solar Power Cooling the Planet? Would solar panels on the roofs of all homes and buildings would cool the planet and counter global warming by reflecting the Sun%26#039;s energy into space?

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No. Solar collectors are dark colored to absorb as much of the Sun%26#039;s energy as possible. In the process, they get hot.

A lot of white cools the planet, such as snow cover over a continent. That%26#039;s known as the %26quot;ice-albedo%26quot; effect. 60% 3 Votes

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• No, the main argument is that excess CO2 is causing the atmosphere to retain more heat from the sun. Having solar panels would reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere we are putting in it right now by giving us an energy source that doesn%26#039;t emit CO2, and that%26#039;s about it. 40% 2 Votes
• No but it sure would ease the energy crunch and ease up on the rolling blackouts.
  
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  H.L.Mencken 0% 0 Votes