wind energy ↔ large-scale solar energy

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Wind energy and large-scale solar energy are related as they are both compared against urban growth and industrial fossil fuel extraction in terms of their projected impact on native plants and animals by 2050, as evidenced by [1], [2], and [3].

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Practitioners' perceived risks to biodiversity from renewable energy ... nature.com Nature 3 facts

measurementBy 2050, 62% of practitioners perceive that urban growth will have a greater impact on native animals than large-scale solar energy, and 80% perceive that urban growth will have a greater impact on native animals than wind energy.

measurementPractitioners are least confident that industrial fossil fuel extraction impacts will surpass large-scale solar or wind energy impacts on native plants and animals by 2050, with only 25% to 35% of practitioners expecting such an outcome.

measurementBy 2050, 64% of practitioners perceive that urban growth will have a greater impact on native plants than large-scale solar energy, and 85% perceive that urban growth will have a greater impact on native plants than wind energy.