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China confirms that installing solar panels in deserts irreversibly transforms the ecosystem (archive.ph)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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[โ€“] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

As it is "irreversible", just drive a row of solar panels through Sahara, and that'll be the end of that desert.

[โ€“] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even cheaper, just use coretated metal sheet shades to provide a barrier for further desertification.