Explainer: How China’s renewables rollout boosts its ‘war on sand’

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China’s effort to build large solar power 'bases' in and around the desert is a major part of its current renewable plan.

Over the past two years, the programme – described as China’s “war on sand” by the media – has been boosted by the development of large-scale solar bases in far-flung regions, such as Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia.

For more than four decades, Beijing has been trying to prevent sand from degrading its land and forming dust storms with an afforestation programme called the “Three-North Shelterbelt” (三北防护林).

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Author / Journalist: Xiaoying You

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: SingaporeChinaMongoliaSaudi Arabia

Topics: Heatwaves Natural resources COP Solar Extreme weather Natural disasters Governance Desertification Biodiversity UN Renewable energy Energy Climate risk Energy transition Climate Global warming Soil Sand

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Published On: 2024-12-13 @ 03:00:00 (2 days ago)

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