Clearing trees to build solar farms negates the impact of those solar farms on emissions. You’d be better off not cutting the trees down at all.
Fact:
Felling trees does have a negative impact on emissions, but that impact is completely overwhelmed by the emissions that are saved though the installation of new solar panels. In fact, the ratio is over 200 to one, meaning that for every tonne of carbon emitted by felling the trees, 200 tonnes are saved by increasing solar capacity. Hence, the myth is a total furphy.