Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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Mexico Braces for New Pacific Storm as Odile Churns North
As former hurricane Odile moved northward across the Baja California peninsula, Tropical Storm Polo grew a little stronger off Mexico’s southwestern coast. Polo had top winds of 45 miles (72 kilometers)
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Data Flaws in China Cities With Worst Air Risk Xi Pledge
China’s efforts to name and shame its filthiest power stations and impose tough new emission standards are the leading weapons in President Xi Jinping’s war on pollution. The world shouldn’t hold its breath
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Peru Seeks Private Funding for $19 Billion of Water Works
Peru is seeking investors for $19 billion of projects through 2021 to help improve access to potable water and sanitation in the South American country. The government will auction the rights to build
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China Reduces Wheat Irrigation as Farming Depletes Groundwater
China is reducing crop irrigation in regions with water shortages as the world’s biggest grain consumer seeks to ease pressure on declining aquifers. Hebei province, the nation’s third-biggest wheat grower,
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Industry Seeks Australia Climate Policy Clarity as Parties Fight
Australian businesses are seeking clarity on the coalition government’s climate change policy as uncertainty undermines investment, according to speakers at a Bloomberg Summit in Sydney today. Industry
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Modi Told to Skip UN Climate Summit as Unimportant: ET
Indian officials advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to skip this month’s United Nations climate summit, telling him the largest such gathering of world leaders was “not important,” the Economic Times
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Fight Against Climate Change Seen Driving Economic Growth
Government and industry leaders need not choose between fighting climate change or growing the world’s economy. They can do both, according to a new study. Countries can expand their economies through
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India to Lift Solar Target Fivefold to 15 Gigawatts
India is preparing to lift its solar target to 15 gigawatts by 2019, more than five times current capacity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to accelerate clean-energy deployment. The government may
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World Bank Fund to Buy Emission Reductions Using Options
A planned World Bank fund will employ options to spur climate-protection investment using rules created by carbon markets. The Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation will use
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Germany Faces Extreme Weather as Climate Change Brings Rains
Germany, which faced heavy rains and intermittent periods of hot and cold this summer, should brace for extreme weather in future probably because of climate change. Low-pressure areas over central Europe