Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1481
PERU: Protest Against Mine Continues Despite State of Emergency
- Inter Press Service
Local residents and authorities in the northern Peruvian region of Cajamarca say they will continue to protest the Conga gold mine, despite the state of emergency declared by President Ollanta Humala.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Comprehensive Agreement Beyond Reach
- Inter Press Service
The goal of a comprehensive and binding agreement may be beyond the reach of the 17th United Nations climate change negotiations, says the organisation’s secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.
Q&A: South-South Cooperation Complements North-South Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
South-South cooperation can play a key role in boosting the economies of developing countries, but it is not going to replace North-South cooperation, says Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
SOUTH AMERICA: To Beijing with Love
- Inter Press Service
South America has managed to withstand the knock-on effects of recession in the EU and U.S. thanks to the protection offered by the soaring Asian demand for commodities. But many things could change in the medium term.
Brazil Pushes for Sustainable Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
With seven months to go until the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, Brazil is uniting in support of proposals to be included in the summit's draft final document, which aim to transfer its successful national social and environmental sustainability programmes to the global scale.
Sweden, UK and Germany Top Climate Protectors
- Inter Press Service
Sweden, the United Kingdom and Germany are the top countries to fight climate change, according to the 2012 Climate Change Performance Index, whose results were published at the United Nations climate change summit today.
Global Warming Threatens Future of Amazon Turtles
- Inter Press Service
The more data she gathered for her Master’s thesis, the more alarmed the young Brazilian biologist became. The Amazon turtles born in the dozens of nests examined in 2008 and 2010 were all female. And only eight percent of the hatchlings studied in 2007 had been male.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Kyoto Protocol on Life Support
- Inter Press Service
The United States has become the major stumbling block to progress at the mid point of negotiations over a new international climate regime say civil society and many of the 193 nations attending the United Nations climate change conference here in Durban.
South Africa Moves Towards Low Carbon Footprint Travel
- Inter Press Service
Counting on responsible travellers who increasingly seek environmentally friendly alternatives for their holidays, South Africa's tourism sector wants to conserve its biggest asset — nature — while fighting climate change at the same time.
NEPAL: Protests Fail to Stop Climate Loans
- Inter Press Service
Nepal will implement five projects with 110 million dollars sanctioned by the controversial Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), ignoring protestors who say this least developed country merits grants rather than climate loans.
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