Is solar power cleaner than fossil fuels?

Yes, solar power is absolutely cleaner than fossil fuels. The process of creating energy with the sun produces no harmful pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions and is essentially infinite rather than finite.

Further, solar panels themselves are mostly made from silicon and glass, which can be made from sand (an abundantly available resource). Producing solar panels only creates 50g of carbon emissions. This gives solar an edge over batteries, for example, which require a carbon-heavy process to be produced (up to 16,000kg).