Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1388
French Environmentalists Want ‘Green’ Without the ‘n’
- Inter Press Service
As France’s president-elect Francois Hollande prepares to form a new government, many environmentalists are calling for the appointment of an ecology minister with real power who can deliver on promises to reduce the use of nuclear power as well as cut carbon emissions.
Private Sector and Conservationists Meet on a Big Date
- Inter Press Service
As schools of whales move to music undersea at image definitions of 6.54 million pixels on the giant ceiling mounted LED screen, 218 X 30 metres in length and width, expectations run high from the International Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012 at harbour town. The expo showcases 104 participating countries’ visions and achievements on the Expo theme: ‘The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities’.
Financial Middlemen Muddle Climate Commitments
- Inter Press Service
The European Union has been using all means necessary to fill the multi- billion-euro fund for climate change, including the controversial mobilisation of public resources through private financial intermediaries.
Round One to Radical Left, Round Two to Europe?
- Inter Press Service
Kosmas Bitros (29) didn’t 'believe in politics and in elections as a way of changing society'. Still, he showed up at the ballot boxes for the first time last Sunday to cast a vote against austerity in the Greek national elections.
Recovering From the Spring, at a Price
- Inter Press Service
The Arab Spring has sent scores of sick and injured Libyans fleeing their war- torn country north to Jordan. The unexpected flow of patients is putting a lot of pressure on Jordanian hospitals and disrupting the lives of Libyan and Jordanian patients alike, a situation the Libyan government is now attempting to correct.
Unresolved Ethnic Issues Threaten Myanmar Reforms
- Inter Press Service
Discussion of economic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) should not overshadow the critical need for a political solution to the longstanding grievances of the country's ethnic minorities, observers in Washington warned on Friday.
Spain’s 'Indignados' Take to the Streets Again
- Inter Press Service
A filthy vacant lot is now sprouting strawberries, tomatoes and carrots. This small community garden in the centre of the southern Spanish city of Málaga was created by the 'Indignados' protest movement, which is celebrating its first anniversary Saturday by taking to the streets across the country.
Indonesia Galvanises Youth Ahead of Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
Clutching a plastic bag containing a tree sapling in his right hand and a slim notebook in his left, 11-year-old Rizki Fauzi is the picture of a young climate change expert.
Chile’s Native Communities Find Ally in Supreme Court
- Inter Press Service
Indigenous groups in Chile celebrated a recent court ruling that represented the latest victory in the struggle for respect for their right to be previously consulted about major projects which directly affect their communities.
Jamaica's Rich Biodiversity Faces Multiple Threats
- Inter Press Service
Jamaican authorities are going all out to achieve environmental sustainability as one way of minimising the expected impacts of climate change on the local biodiversity.
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