Uranium and Water Crisis: Challenges and Impacts in Energy and Agriculture

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This chapter discusses the growing interest in uranium as a fuel source for nuclear energy and the challenges of meeting the demand. It also focuses on the water crisis in Europe, caused by climate change and leaky pipes, and highlights the impact on industries and the need for solutions.

US and European corporate bond markets have started September with a bang, the EU released a list of digital services that will have to comply with the bloc’s new regulations, and the FT’s Alice Hancock explains how Europe’s drought is hitting the agriculture and energy industries.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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