Now that technological breakthroughs have revealed solar power's potential as a source of electricity and have scaled its development across countries looking to decarbonize their energy systems, an opportunity cost in land use has inevitably emerged.
Now that technological breakthroughs have revealed solar power's potential as a source of electricity and have scaled its development across countries looking to decarbonize their energy systems, an opportunity cost in land use has inevitably emerged.While sunlight can be inexhaustible during sunny days, solar facilities require a lot of land, possessing a particular bias on flat, sunny terrains that also characterize the fields used for farming.
2% of all imports, leading to an agricultural trade deficit of USD 11.5 billion.6 Meanwhile, the Philippines is also a net energy importer. While the country's primary energy supply mix was mostly comprised of indigenous energy as of 2022, net imported oil and coal also figured significantly in the mix. Moreover, 59% of gross generation in the Philippines is still produced by coal, compared to just 22% from all renewable energy sources combined.
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