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US and European corporate bond markets have started September with a bang
Also in today’s newsletter, a controversial way to cool the planet
A country famous for its rainy climate faces grave supply issues, after years of poorly managed systems
Drought, leaky pipes and poor policy among several factors contributing to continent’s scarcity problem
UK environment regulator warned government that companies were nearing ‘potential immediate supply risks’
Bridging demand and supply gap will require investments in new technologies
Warming climate prompts ban on construction of new homes and swimming pools in hilltop Provence villages
Environmental campaigners dismiss ‘empty’ apology issued by trade body Water UK
Also in today’s newsletter, investors look to the next health crisis on the horizon
Drought-hit Italy requires regulatory reform to attract capital needed to improve infrastructure
Worst drought in four decades has led to crop failures, animal deaths and left more than 4mn people in need of assistance
Water challenge comes as island pushes to maintain ‘silicon shield’ against China
Climate advisers’ report critical of progress and identifies multiple failures
Heavy manufacturing and agricultural users should pay more per unit to nudge them to reduce their own consumption
There may be an investment case for holding them, but it’s not obvious they are saving the planet
Farmers are intensely aware of the challenges in conserving water supplies
Who should control access to increasingly scarce resources?
Fixing old, leaking pipes vital as prospect of hotter and drier summers loom
Nearly half of cases are children as fears grow that disease could become endemic
Farmers struggle to make ends meet in unpredictable weather that has become the ‘new normal’
We are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis in the region — local innovation is key to solving it
The country is struggling to wean itself off subsidies that encourage overuse
Companies used to take water for granted in their accounting. Not any more
Water stress and floods place infrastructure at ‘significant risk’, World Meteorological Organization reports
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