Study: Golf Courses Take Up More Land Than Solar, Wind

A recent study has found that golf courses across the world take up more land than solar or wind energy plants. The research paper titled, “Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy,” has reported that the 10 countries with the largest number of golf courses could install up to 842 GW of utility-scale solar or 659 GW of wind capacity on the land they dedicate to the sport.

According to the study, the land taken up by golf courses in the 10 countries could install between 281 GW and 842 GW of…