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Centralised renewables planning cuts biodiversity conflicts in China, but shifts risks to drylands -study

Published 06:16 on June 4, 2026 / Last updated at 06:16 on June 4, 2026 / Asia Pacific (Asia), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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China's renewable energy expansion could produce sharply different biodiversity impacts depending on whether projects are planned nationally or at the provincial level, with neither approach capable of avoiding all ecological trade-offs, according to new research.
China's renewable energy expansion could produce sharply different biodiversity impacts depending on whether projects are planned nationally or at the provincial level, with neither approach capable of avoiding all ecological trade-offs, according to new research.


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