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
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
The U.K. is “extremely close” to announcing a deal with Electricite de France SA to build Britain’s first nuclear power station since 1995, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said. The agreement may be announced
India carried out the largest evacuation in the nation’s history, shifting one million people from the path of a cyclone that slammed into its eastern coast in a move that helped limit fatalities and highlighted
India, where water availability per person has shrunk by 70 percent in six decades, will set up a monitoring agency for government, industry and private users to help meet its target of cutting leaks and
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at two of the city’s roadside-monitoring stations, according to data from the Environmental Protection Department’s website. The index was 124 in Causeway
Japan has added clean energy equal to nearly four nuclear reactors since the beginning of July 2012 in an incentive program to diversify its energy mix. The country added 3,666 megawatts of capacity powered
Japan may expand clean-energy technology transfer partnerships with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today. Officials
Zambia has agreed to a $50 million loan from the World Bank for water projects including the construction of small dams to help moderate damage from drought and floods in the southern African nation.
Norway plans to buy carbon credits from emissions-cutting projects in developing and developed countries that may have to stop operating due to the low prices for the offsets they generate. The nation
Sri Lanka’s capital and bordering areas are in line for an $88 million loan from the Asian Development Bank to boost water supplies to 24 hours. The Asian Development Bank said the water-system upgrades
The Obama administration is trying to build support for a key element of its climate-change plan with appeals to everyone from trout fishermen to fans of Al Roker on the Weather Channel. The push to promote