The environmental impacts associated with solar power can include land use and habitat loss, water use, and the use of hazardous materials in manufacturing, These impacts vary greatly depending on the technology used—photovoltaic (PV) solar cells. Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—do substantially more harm than renewable energy sources by most measures, including air and water pollution, damage to public health, water use, land use, wildlife and habitat loss, also global warming emissions.

Related Societies: European Wind Energy Association, Global Wind Energy Council, World Wind Energy Association, World Council for Renewable Energy, American Wind Energy Association, Citizen Partnerships for Offshore Wind (CPOW)