International Study Links Bird Deaths to Chinese Solar Panels

A paper published in Science on Friday found that China’s rapid construction of solar panels has damaged the environment and reduced biodiversity, especially among birds, who have lost habitat space plus foraging and breeding grounds to the vast fields of photovoltaic cells.

Solar expansion policies across China have led to a reduction in bird diversity, with wealthier and non-desert regions bearing the brunt of species loss, according to a study led by researchers in China and the US. They found that solar expansion had eaten into birds’ foraging and breeding grounds, and had left what ha

The global push for solar energy expansion could carry hidden biodiversity costs, according to a study across China published in the journal Science on Thursday.

A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity