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UN NATIONS opened its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday, with a plea to governments to manage one of humanity's shared resources.

The U.S. Treasury Department will release guidance next week on sourcing for electric vehicle battery tax subsidies under President Joe Biden's climate change law, the first in a series of highly anticipated rules to determine how broadly credits can be used.

The government said Wednesday it will lift evacuation orders for parts of two towns near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant next week, 12 years after residents were forced to leave due to the massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

In its annual global awards, a UK-based climate solutions charity, Ashden has opened entries, which honour innovations such as widening access to clean energy.

According to the UN World Water Development Report, the number of people without access to safe drinking water in cities around the world will double by the year 2050, amid warnings of an imminent water crisis that is likely to spiral out of control.