> If we close all the steel mills and ship off manufacturing to China, then yes, we won't have baseload, and we can be happy that we saved the planet using solar!

86% of generation added in China in 2024 is renewable.

If you want reliable all-year round-the-clock solar, you have to over build by 20x, not to mention the batteries. (Wind has different but analogous issues)

That's not to hate on solar - I think it's great, and I personally have solar at home, but its not a substitute for everything