Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1066
Mercury Still on the Loose in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 07 (IPS) - Latin America is not taking the new global agreement to limit mercury emissions seriously: the hazardous metal is still widely used and smuggled in artisanal gold mining and is released by the fossil fuel industry.
As Planet Warms, Clean Energy Investments Take a Dive
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (IPS) - Policy uncertainty and plummeting solar prices led to a 14-percent decrease in investment in renewable energy in 2013, according to a report released Monday.
Going Green Without Sinking into the Red
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr 07 (IPS) - Most Caribbean countries are famous for their sun, sand and warm sea breezes. Far fewer are known for their wide use of solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy.
On 20th Anniversary of Genocide, Rwanda’s Women Lead
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Apr 07 (IPS) - When Rwandan Member of Parliament Veneranda Nyirahirwa was just a girl, she wasn't allowed to attend secondary school because of her ethnicity.
Taliban Provokes New Hunger for Education
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Apr 07 (IPS) - Following scattered defiance of the Taliban earlier, a new wave of students is now heading for education in schools and colleges across the troubled north of Pakistan.
Hard-Hit CDM Carbon Market Seeks New Buyers
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 06 (IPS) - Since they first emerged as a result of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, carbon offset markets have been a key part of international emissions reductions agreements, allowing rich countries in the North to invest in "emissions-saving projects" in the South while they continue to emit CO2.
Biofortified Beans to Fight ‘Hidden Hunger’ in Rwanda
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Apr 06 (IPS) - Joane Nkuliye considers herself an activist. She is part of a select group of farmers producing biofortified crops on a commercial scale in Rwanda.
Political Web Spun for ‘Youngistan’
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Apr 06 (IPS) - As India votes in its 16th general election Apr. 7-May 12, the youth, comprising nearly half the country's 814 million voters, could prove decisive. And the internet is being used increasingly to target youth in the world's largest democratic exercise.
Chile Graduates in Earthquake Preparedness
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 05 (IPS) - Chile appears to have learned a few lessons from the 2010 earthquake and tsunami, and it successfully drew on them the night of Apr. 1, when another quake struck, this time in the extreme north of the country.
Italian Doctors Abort a Law
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 05 (IPS) - Two out of three doctors in Italy are ‘conscientious objectors' to abortion, according to new data. The Italian Ministry of Health reveals that in 2011, 69.3 percent of doctors refused to carry out abortions, with peaks of over 85 percent in some regions.
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