“Canada’s increasing struggle with hydropower is an ill omen representing a wider global problem. Climate change and droughts are threatening hydropower supplies everywhere, and as severe weather events become increasingly common due to climate change, the future of the world’s leading renewable energy source is vulnerable. The greatest problem is not just the severity of any drought but the persistence of drought conditions over an extended period of time. The Yale Climate Connection argues that the link between climate change and increasing drought conditions worldwide is demonstrable, and things are getting worse. Global hydropower generation dropped significantly in the first half of 2023, resulting in an overall increase in fossil-fuel power production to make up for the deficit.”