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Solar panels bring easier life for Tibetan plateau shepherds
Original: Life has become unexpectedly easier and more lucrative for some shepherds on the world's highest plateau, after China be
Some shepherds on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the world's highest, report unexpectedly easier and more lucrative lives after China began carpeting the area with solar panels as part of its drive to diversify its energy mix. The panels have changed traditional grazing livelihoods, reportedly bringing new income to herders in areas where massive solar farms are being installed.
Why now: China's large-scale solar expansion on the plateau is altering traditional herding livelihoods, drawing attention to the human impact of the country's energy transition
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