Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1022
Asia Looks to Innovation to Achieve Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Aug 06 (IPS) - Innovation in the fields of renewable energy, food production, water conservation, education and health will be crucial for the developing economies of Asia to meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Cuba’s Balsero Crisis Still an Open Wound, 20 Years On
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Aug 06 (IPS) - Tears, silence and evasive responses are the reactions from Cubans when they are asked about the "balseros" or rafters crisis; two decades after an exodus without parallel in Latin America, it remains a taboo subject in this Caribbean island nation.
The Deadly Occupation Attracting Kenya’s Youth
- Inter Press Service
NAKURU COUNTY, Kenya, Aug 06 (IPS) - Allan Karanja, 22, is a sand harvester. His job is a complex and arduous one that involves him working in deep pits, equipped only with a shovel, crowbar and no protective gear, as he mines sand. It's also a deadly occupation.
Chile Taps Solar Thermal Energy with Latin America’s First Plant
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Aug 05 (IPS) - With the first solar thermal power plant in Latin America, Chile hopes to begin to alleviate its energy crisis, which threatens to further drive up the high cost of electricity and to hinder the growth of investment, especially in the mining industry.
Bringing “Smart” Building Technology to Jamaica’s Shantytowns
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 05 (IPS) - Buildings are among the largest consumers of earth's natural resources. According to the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, they use about 40 percent of global energy and 25 percent of global water, while emitting about a third of greenhouse gas emissions.
More U.S. Diplomas Come with Crushing Debts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 05 (IPS) - Leah Hughes has big dreams of becoming a community organiser in Appalachia. A rising senior at the California-based Scripps College, Hughes is pursuing a dual degree in International Relations and Studio Art, and is incredibly thankful for her higher education experience thus far.
Cameroon Wants the World to Wake Up to the Smell of its Coffee
- Inter Press Service
KOUOPTOMO, Cameroon, Aug 05 (IPS) - Issah Mounde Nsangou combs his 6.5-hectare Kouoptomo coffee plantation in Cameroon's West Region, pulling up unwanted weeds and clipping off parasitic plants. For the 50-year-old farmer, the health of his coffee plants are of prime importance.
Will Climate Change Lead to Conflict or Cooperation?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The headline of every article about the relationship between climate change and conflict should be "It's complicated," according to Clionadh Raleigh.
Ethics of ‘Mercy Killing’ Up for Debate in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Aug 04 (IPS) - If a terminally ill patient, with scant hope of recovery, pleads for his death to be facilitated, should the doctors comply? Or, if the family of a patient who has been declared brain-dead requests that her life-support system be withdrawn, should their will be respected?
Iran, One Year Under Rouhani
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 04 (IPS) - When Hassan Rouhani was declared Iran's president last year, large crowds gathered in the streets of Tehran to celebrate his surprise victory. But while hope for a better life persists, Iranians continue to face harsh realities.
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