Ask MIT Climate
Ask MIT Climate
MIT Climate Project
Cleaner air
14 minutes Posted Jun 12, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Here at TILclimate, we’re often asked about the health and environmental effects of materials in solar panels and batteries. But what if the greatest costs are the ones we’re already bearing—from the fossil fuels those technologies would replace?