Solar energy projects put food security at risk | Science
Solar photovoltaic deployment is essential to promote renewable energy transition, phase down coal-fired power plants, and achieve the Paris Agreement temperature goals (1). However, large-scale solar photovoltaic deployment requires a vast amount of land, and a substantial number of solar photovoltaic projects have been built on farmland, threatening food security (2, 3). Given the ambitious climate pledges of signatory countries to the Paris Agreement, the area of land required to deploy global... Читать дальше...