Global Issues
News headlines for “Nature and Animal Conservation”, page 307
The UAE’s Journey Towards Clean Energy
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 29 (IPS) - (WAM) - The discovery of hydrocarbon reserves brought tremendous prosperity for the UAE and made it a central player in the global energy market. With one of the highest gross domestic product per capita levels in the world, the UAE has generally used its wealth wisely to stimulate sustainable economic growth. However, volatility in oil markets, growing unrest across the region and the growing threat of climate change has concentrated minds on the need for immediate and decisive action.
Global Renewable Energy Investments a Win-Win Scenario
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 28 (IPS) - The Paris climate change agreement adopted at the end of 2015 has put renewable energy at the heart of global energy system with investments expected to grow further even amidst the decline in fossil fuels.
Energy from All Sources, a Game of Chance in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 28 (IPS) - Brazil, which boasts that it has one of the cleanest energy mixes in the world, is now plagued by corruption, poor market conditions, and bad decisions – a near fatal combination.
WFP’s Chief Calls for Support for Those Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA, Zambia, Jan 27 (IPS) - With El Nino affecting countries in southern Africa, threatening agricultural production due to a massive heat wave, the World Food Programme has urged the international community to support the upscaling of climate smart agricultural technology for resilience.
Hydropower at Front and Centre of Energy Debate in Chile, Once Again
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 27 (IPS) - The Chilean government's approval of a hydroelectric dam in the Patagonia wilderness has rekindled the debate on the sustainability and efficiency of large-scale hydropower plants and whether they contribute to building a cleaner energy mix.
Nevis Has A Date With Geothermal Energy
- Inter Press Service
CHARLESTOWN, St. Kitts and Nevis, Jan 25 (IPS) - Legislators on the tiny volcanic island of Nevis in the northern region of the Lesser Antilles say they are on a path to going completely green and have now set a date when they will replace diesel-fired electrical generation with 100 per cent renewable energy.
Trees are the Earth’s Lungs, Says Guyana’s President, We Must Finance Their Survival
- Inter Press Service
, Jan 22 (IPS) - Guyana's new president, David Granger, sits down with IPS correspondent Desmond Brown to talk about how his country is preparing for climate change – and hoping to avert the worst before it happens.
Trees are the Earth’s Lungs, Says Guyana’s President, We Must Finance Their Survival
- Inter Press Service
, Jan 22 (IPS) - Guyana's new president, David Granger, sits down with IPS correspondent Desmond Brown to talk about how his country is preparing for climate change – and hoping to avert the worst before it happens.
One Fish, Two Fish and then No Fish in the Caribbean: Reconstruction Urgently Needed
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan 21 (IPS) - A major new study has revealed that the global seafood catch is much larger and declining much faster than previously known.
Caribbean Biodiversity Overheated by Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
SANTO DOMINGO, Jan 20 (IPS) - The nearly 7,000 islands and the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea are home to thousands of endemic species and are on the migration route of many kinds of birds. Preserving this abundant fauna requires multilateral actions in today's era of global warming.
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