In North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the rugged surface of an exhausted coal mine has received a major face-lift, newly populated by 1. 12 million photovoltaic modules, beneath which numerous plants are flourishing. . Mining the Sun, a report by The Nature Conservancy, suggests that siting clean energy infrastructure on degraded lands like mining sites, landfills and brownfields can be a win-win solution for climate, conservation and communities. The first-time analysis shows that over 300 surface coal mines recently out of commission could house. . Turning recently closed coalmines into solar energy plants could add almost 300GW of renewable energy by 2030. Solar power is growing fast. .
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