China building ‘Chicago-sized’ solar farm as emissions fall

Solar panels covering hills at a site in Anlong County, south-west China. Photo: Getty

Chinese government officials last month showed off what they say will be the world’s largest solar farm when it is completed, high on a Tibetan plateau. It will cover 610 sq km, which is about the size of Chicago.

China has been installing solar panels far faster than anywhere else in the world, and the investment is starting to pay off.

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