BANGKOK, Thailand -- Dry conditions, particularly in China, caused a"historic" global drop in hydropower generation in the first half of 2023, a new analysis shows, highlighting the effects of climate change.
Three-quarters of that decline was the result of falls in China, which baked through record temperatures earlier this year. Lower growth in electricity demand helped keep the rise in emissions smaller than it might otherwise have been, Ember said in the report released Thursday.
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