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Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector
Clean energy now provides more employment than the fossil fuel industry, reflecting the shift that efforts to tackle climate change are having on the global jobs market, according to a new report.
Germany has enough energy to survive winter, says Chancellor Olaf Scholz
While the nuclear shutdown is supposed to go ahead as scheduled, the government wants to keep the option of reactivating two of the three reactors in case of an energy shortage in the coming months.
India's tech hub, Bengaluru flooded after days of torrential rain
Life for many in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru was disrupted on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, after two days of torrential rains set off long traffic snarls, widespread power cuts and heavy floods that swept into homes and submerged roads.
Swiss-made 'coffee balls' to replace polluting capsules
Swiss retailer Migros said on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, that it is launching a coffeemaking system designed to replace capsules that produce thousands of tons of waste worldwide each year.
Russia sends more energy to India, China
Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine, said a report published on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
China's largest lake is so dry it must dig deep to water crops
With China’s biggest freshwater lake dried to historic lows by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep water flowing to irrigate crops.
China battles brush fires, extends power rationing in drought
Brush fires have forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people in southwest China and power rationing for factories has reportedly been extended as weeks of record heat and drought batter the region.
German industry at risk as drought sinks Rhine water levels
Germany’s main industry lobby group warned on Tuesday, August 15, 2022, that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine River are making it harder to transport cargo.
Poland investigates catastrophic fish die-off
Poland has deployed soldiers to help clean up the Oder River, which runs along the border with Germany, after 10 tons of dead fish surfaced from the waterway in what one official described as an “ecological catastrophe.”
Heavy rains crush 10 historic buildings in Yemeni capital
The Old City of Sanaa is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the area is believed to have been inhabited for more than two millennia.