By Tsvetana Paraskova of Oilprice.com Canada’s western provinces have been hit by the worst drought in years and provincial utilities are getting into losses as their hydropower generating capacities are lower amid low reservoir levels. In British Columbia, drought in the past year has forced BC Hydro to draw water for hydropower generation from the […]
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Global Electricity Generated by Hydropower Hit Hard by Severe Droughts
Electricity generation from hydropower generation fell to its lowest level globally since 2000, owing to low rainfall last year. It is expected to drop further this year as heat waves and droughts sweep across China, the United States, and Europe. According to Global Electricity Review 2022 by Ember, an independent energy and environment think tank, […]
Global Electricity Generated by Hydropower Hit Hard by Severe Droughts
Electricity generation from hydropower generation fell to its lowest level globally since 2000, owing to low rainfall last year. It is expected to drop further this year as heat waves and droughts sweep across China, the United States, and Europe. According to Global Electricity Review 2022 by Ember, an independent energy and environment think tank, […]
10 reasons why hydropower dams are a false climate solution
Image Credit: Department of Energy This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Josh Klemm is the co-executive director of International Rivers, a nonprofit at the heart of the global struggle to protect rivers and the rights of communities that depend on them. He joined International […]