Readers reply: Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

This week’s question: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/12/why-is-there-no-rugby-culture-in-germany">Why is there no rugby culture in Germany?

I would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put them over massive car parks as a https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122108934783327275&set=a.122094078591327275">popular current internet meme suggests. Chris, Middlesbrough

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