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CLIMATE CHANGE: Time Running Out on Vows to Act, Scientists Warn
- Inter Press Service
Promises are easy to make. But promises by world leaders will not halt the heat-trapping carbon emissions that are dialing-up global temperatures and altering the climate, say critics and climate researchers meeting in this U.S. Midwestern city.
GREECE: New Leaders May Not Bring New Answers
- Inter Press Service
The call for snap elections on Oct 2, about two years earlier than the end of the government's mandate surprised no one in Greece. They were in fact overdue given the political bankruptcy of the government of the right-wing party New Democracy (ND).
ENERGY: Trees: Out of the Forest and Into the Oven
- Inter Press Service
Millions of trees, especially from the developing countries of the South, are being shipped to Europe and burned in giant furnaces to meet 'green energy' requirements that are supposed to combat climate change.
ENVIRONMENT: Highly Endangered Aquatic Mammals Awaiting Sanctuary
- Inter Press Service
An aquatic species whose pelts are in high demand by the fur trade are gradually disappearing — and they need a sanctuary fast. Yet not one is forthcoming.
ECONOMY: 'Put Africa on the G20 Agenda in Pittsburgh'
- Inter Press Service
With South Africa being the only African country with a seat on the Group of 20 (G20) while serving as co-chair of the working group on reforming the International Monetary Fund, it has 'a moral obligation towards the continent to call for more responsible management of the global financial system'.
ENVIRONMENT: China Backpedals on Emissions But Still Noncommittal
- Inter Press Service
Although pledging to break away from its highly polluting economic path, China has managed to stick to its guns and not compromise on what it believes is its national agenda.
POLITICS: Libyan Leader Thrashes All and Sundry in U.N. Debut
- Inter Press Service
Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi, in his maiden visit to the United Nations Wednesday, made a highly predictable speech - long on rhetoric and short on substance.
POLITICS: 'World Must Move In a New Direction,' Obama Tells U.N.
- Inter Press Service
Is the United States willing to give up its role as the world's most powerful cop? The message delivered by U.S. President Barack Obama to the U.N. General Assembly suggests that it's quite likely.
ENVIRONMENT: Women on Front Lines of Climate Week
- Inter Press Service
Women's voices remain highly underrepresented in the climate change debate, say international civil society leaders attending events taking place around the United Nations Climate Summit Tuesday.
BRAZIL: Electric Car Revolution in the Making
- Inter Press Service
The electric vehicle - pure or hybrid - will trigger an energy and industrial revolution worldwide in the coming decades, dealing a blow to liquid fuels. But plant-based ethanol will survive and grow, say Brazilian experts consulted for this report.
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