Solar panels have a carbon emissions problem

Solar panels have a carbon emissions problem - By James David Dickson

"Solar panels could take three times as long as previously reported to become carbon neutral, according to a July 2 report from Environmental Progress, a pro-nuclear activist group.
Per the July 2 report, titled “Solar Panels Are Three Times More Carbon-Intensive Than International Panel on Climate Change Claims”:

The IEA (International Energy Agency) has admitted to Environmental Progress that its carbon footprint calculations do not account for three important factors in (global solar photovoltaic) production: silicon mining; toxic panel waste, which promises to overwhelm recycling infrastructure; and something known as the albedo effect. This is when the highly reflective properties of dark-coloured solar panels lead to an increase in the greenhouse effect...