Submitted by Patagonica t3_z2vbi8 in askscience
BioTechproject t1_ixkqoft wrote
Reply to comment by SpeedyHAM79 in Are wind turbines good for the environment? by Patagonica
Another counterpoint I may have is that in order to prevent fires, inert atmospheres (mainly SF₆ afaik) are used, which itself has a very high gwp. However that only becomes an issue during leaks.
Generally they are still way better than any fossil fuel.
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