Solar power plant in Maharashtra, India. Pollution may affect the country’s capacity to achieve its target of 100 gigawatts of solar power, says a new study. Credit: Thomas Lloyd Group (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Power_Plant_Maharashtra_I_in_state_of_Maharashtra,_India,_67.2-MWp_DC.jpg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
Prospects for India achieving the target of generating 100 gigawatts of solar power in 2022 have waned because of high levels of atmospheric pollution.
Atmospheric pollution…