The Great Solar Wall: China doubles down on its ambitious effort to tame deserts

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China is advancing its Great Solar Wall project in Inner Mongolia to combat desertification and support its shift from fossil fuels to clean energy. This initiative aims to transform arid desert areas into solar power hubs to bolster economic growth in adjacent regions.

Following in the footprints of its ambitious Great Green Wall, China is leaning into a solar-powered pivot as part of its decades-long effort to tackle desertification in the arid north. The expanding Great Solar Wall initiative, centred in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, could help to power China’s economic hubs as the country accelerates its transition away from fossil fuels. Transforming the desert into solar power hubs could generate clean energy while at the same time halting...