This picture taken on August 10, 2025 shows solar panels at the Dalat Banner Photovoltaic Station, also known as the Junma or "Fine Horse", Solar Power Station, in the Kubuqi desert near Ordos, in China's northern Inner Mongolia region. An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China's mammoth energy transition efforts in action. Even as other countries have put the brakes on desert solar projects for economic or technical reasons, China -- the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases -- is still ploughing ahead. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP) / TO GO WITH CHINA-ENERGY-CLIMATE-SOLAR-ECONOMY-TOURISM, FOCUS BY ADRIEN SIMORRE AND AGATHA CANTRILL
ORDOS, China — An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ocher dunes of Inner Mongolia’s Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China’s almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition.
Even as other countries have put the brakes on desert solar projects for economic or technical reasons, China – the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases – continues to push forward with ambitious renewable energy developments.
