To meet global emissions reductions targets, large-scale solar energy (SE) facilities will increase in number in the next 30 years. However, this could actually cause net emissions of up to 50 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilowatt-hour produced in the EU, due to land-use and cover change, finds a new study — but a net release of carbon could be avoided by managing expanded 'solar land' as pasture and regulating its siting. Click here to read more