Environmental Benefits of Solar Energy

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Environmentally friendly.</h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-bean-pane pane-image-with-text-overlay" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="entity entity-bean bean-image-with-text-overlay clearfix"> <div class="content" > <span class="overlay overlay-left"> <div class="thumb"> <picture>  <source srcset="https://www.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/Bc2b.jpg" media="(max-width: 991px)"> <img srcset="https://www.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/1440x600_About_Environmental_Benefits4_0.jpg" alt="Gas tank lid on a white car with sunlight casting shadows on it"> </picture> </div> <div class="text-overlay "> <div class="outer"> <div class="inner" style="height:250px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="description editor-wys"> <p><h2> <span style="color:#000000">Solar energy produces no CO<span style="font-size:18px"><strong><sub>2</sub></strong></span><sup> </sup>pollution</span></h2> <p> <span style="color:#000000">The continued use of fossil fuels generates high levels of carbon dioxide and air pollution. The air pollution causes harmful health problems and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions contribute to climate change. CO<sub>2</sub> has a harmful impact on our environment by altering weather patterns, rising sea levels and increasing ecological damage. </span></p> <p>  </p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-100"> <section class="row reset-padding"> <div class="col-md-6"> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> </div> </section> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-100"> <section class="row reset-padding"> <div class="col-md-6"> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> </div> </section> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-100"> <div class="panel-pane pane-bean-pane pane-image-with-text-overlay-2cols" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="entity entity-bean bean-image-with-text-overlay-2cols clearfix"> <div class="content" > <span class="overlay overlay-"> <div class="thumb"> <picture>  <source srcset="https://www.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/Bc3b_0.jpg" media="(max-width: 991px)"> <img srcset="https://www.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/Bc3a_0.jpg" alt="Textile surface with sheer curtains in background letting in bright sunlight and casting striped shadows"> </picture> </div> <div class="text-overlay "> <div class="row" style="height: 100%"> <div class="col-md-1"> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-12 left_pp" > <div class="outer"> <div class="inner"> <div class="description editor-wys" style="margin-bottom:0px"> <p><p>  </p> <h3> A safe and low-impact energy source</h3> <p> <span style="color:#000000">Sunlight is free, infinite and easily accessible, unlike fossil fuels, which need to be mined, extracted and transported. These processes cause serious land and ecological degradation, and carry the risk of disasters such as oil spills.</span></p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-2"> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-12 right_pp" > <div class="outer"> <div class="inner"> <div class="description editor-wys"> <p><p>  </p> <h3> Solar is carbon-free</h3> <p> <span style="color:#000000"> As of December 31, 2020, Trina Solar’s cumulative shipments exceeded 66GW, with an annual power generation capacity of nearly 90 billion kWh, which is equivalent to saving over 29million tons of standard coal and reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by about 89 million tons. Reduce SO<sub>2</sub> emissions over 2 million tons. As more homes and businesses switch to solar, we can collectively help reduce the harmful effects of carbon dioxide emissions and the pollution on the environment.</span></p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-1"> </div> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-bean-pane pane-image-with-text-overlay" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="entity entity-bean bean-image-with-text-overlay clearfix"> <div class="content" > <a href="https://www.trinasolar.com/en-za/product" class="overlay overlay-left"> <div class="thumb"> <picture>  <source srcset="https://www.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/750x1120_Subpage_About_Environmental_Benefits_Help_ChangeAMob.jpg" media="(max-width: 991px)"> <img srcset="https://www.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/1920x600_About_Environmental_HelpChangeTheWorld.jpg" alt="Person looking up at sun and sunlight illuminating face"> </picture> </div> <div class="text-overlay "> <div class="outer"> <div class="inner" style="height:250px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="description editor-wys"> <p><h2> <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Help change the world</span></h2> <p> <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Help save the environment and make the switch to solar. 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