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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India Mulls Fuel Standards Lagging Brazil as Cities Choke
India may upgrade nationwide fuel standards to eliminate cancer-causing particle emissions from vehicular exhaust by 2021, nine years behind other developing countries such as Turkey and Brazil. India’s
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Hubei Province Starts China’s Second-Biggest Carbon Exchange
China’s central province of Hubei began trading permits on the nation’s second-largest emission exchange at some of the country’s lowest prices. The province sold 510,000 metric tons of carbon allowances
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Christie Greenhouse Changes Violate N.J. Law, Court Says
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration violated state law in the way it withdrew from a regional program to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, a state appellate court ruled. New Jersey must
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National Water Plans $533 Million on Saudi Infrastructure
National Water Co., Saudi Arabia’s largest supplier in the desert kingdom, is planning 2 billion riyals ($533 million) of water-infrastructure projects in the tourist area of Taif, the Saudi Press Agency
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Pollution in Beijing Triggers New Warnings to Avoid Outdoors
Pollution in Beijing rose to nearly 10 times levels considered safe by the World Health Organization, triggering warnings to avoid outdoor activity. The concentration of PM2.5 -- the small particles
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Paris Lifts Car Limit Imposed After Pollution Beat Beijing’s
The French government said it’s lifting a partial ban on vehicle traffic in Paris as pollution levels receded from last week’s peak, when air quality in the capital was worse than that in Beijing. The
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U.K. Awards Offshore Wind Grants Totaling $7.6 Million
The U.K. awarded 4.6 million pounds ($7.6 million) of grants to four companies to help cut the cost of offshore wind power. 2-B Energy BV won 2.8 million pounds to develop a two-blade turbine seeking
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Global Warming May Double Japan Heat-Related Deaths, Study Says
Global warming may lead to more heat-related deaths and increase the damage caused by floods in Japan, a group of researchers said in a study released today. About 3,000 deaths each year in Japan are
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China Pledges Harsher Punishment in Fight Against Smog
China will strengthen environmental-protection laws this year to ensure that polluters are held accountable for the damage they cause, the head of the nation’s legislature said. Laws will be revised
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Swiss Seek Precision as Nations Shape Carbon Market
Nations setting up carbon markets must standardize their emission-reduction benchmarks to ensure international efforts to limit global warming stay on track, according to Switzerland’s climate envoy.