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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EPA Power Plant Mercury Rule Gets U.S. Supreme Court Review
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Obama administration went too far with new power-plant pollution caps the government estimates will cost almost $10 billion a year. The justices today
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Water War Amid Brazil Drought Leads to Fight Over Puddles
Brazil’s Jaguari reservoir has fallen to its lowest level ever, laying bare measurement posts that jut from exposed earth like a line of dominoes. The nation’s two biggest cities are fighting for what
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China Prepares for Bigger Smoking Crackdown With Fines
China is considering fining smokers who light up indoors as much as 500 yuan ($81) and penalizing operators who don’t stop them, a sign of rising political willingness to curb an industry that brings in
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New Carbon Market Is Key Part of Climate Agreement, U.K. Says
A new carbon market that will spur emerging nations to cut emissions is the key element of next year’s planned global climate accord, a U.K. official said. Winning United Nations support for a market
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India to Double Renewables in Energy Mix, Minister Says
India plans to more than double the share of renewables in the mix of fuels it consumes, an effort to reduce the dominance of coal. Renewables such as solar and wind may account for 15 percent of India’s
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China Plans National Carbon Market by 2016 Amid Emission Pledge
China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, plans to start a nationwide carbon market in the next two years following a pledge to cap emissions by 2030. Opening in 2016, the market would have
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U.S.-China Climate Agreement Won’t Slow Warming Enough, World Bank Says
An agreement between the U.S. and China to curb greenhouse-gas emissions won’t slow global warming enough to prevent extreme weather that damages crops, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said.
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National Water Plans $1.1 Billion of Saudi Infrastructure
Saudi Arabia’s largest water supplier is planning 4 billion riyals ($1.1 billion) of infrastructure projects in the desert kingdom for early next year. That’s on top of 319 contracts awarded this year
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10 Million Child Deaths Attributed to a Lack of Toilets
In India, perhaps Ground Zero in the sanitation and faecal contamination battle, the government has set Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday in 2019 as its target for achieving “total sanitation,” including
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Beijing Smog Returns to Hazardous Level After Days of APEC Blue
Smog in Beijing jumped to hazardous levels, dashing hopes the capital would hold on to pollution-free skies that marked last week’s summit of world leaders. The fog blanketing the capital was a stark