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Foto Zhengyao Lu

Zhengyao Lu

Researcher

Foto Zhengyao Lu

Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate – here’s why

Author

  • Zhengyao Lu
  • Benjamin Smith

Department/s

  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system
  • Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
  • eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Publication/Series

The Conversation

Document type

Specialist publication article

Publisher

The Conversation

Topic

  • Environmental Sciences

Keywords

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Status

Published

Project

  • MERGE SP: Large-scale solar farms in the Sahara Desert and their impacts on climate and terrestrial ecosystem

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2201-5639