I've seen a lot of people where I come from who get out of ranching and go into farming instead. We're looking at the sequestering power of ranch land and the long-term benefits it has. I would say it's a bit of a shame that this is happening. We've seen documentaries, such as Guardians Of The Grasslands, outline very clearly the benefits of our grasslands.
I'm going to move on to another point.
I have a question for Clean Energy Canada. As I was saying to you, Mr. O'Connor, I've seen some concerning numbers about how, if we aren't careful and strategic with an energy transition and how we grow new industries, we will see other types of damage done.
As of 2019, the International Renewable Energy Agency calculated that solar goals for 2050 consistent with the Paris Agreement will result in old-panel disposal more than doubling the tonnage of global plastic waste. The IRENA—the same agency—also forecast massive jumps in mining for minerals that are in higher demand. Silver would jump by 250% and indium by 1,200%.
I also read another report that states, “Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel, 2,500 tons of concrete and 45 tons of nonrecyclable plastic.”
When we look at the disposal and what they're doing with that, quite frankly, it's just ending up buried in the ground. There are lots of examples above and beyond that, as well.
I'm curious to know about the following, because we were talking a lot about how we're going to electrify as a way of getting zero-emission fuel sources or energy to be able to create fuel sources. Have we looked, though, at the unintended consequences of burying wind turbine blades in the ground, with the amount of steel and concrete that go into these products? We were also looking at GHG life cycles. Are we looking at that? What are we doing with this?