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Good Twins or Evil Twins? U.S., China Could Tip the Climate Balance
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Oct 27 (IPS) - China and the United States are responsible for 35 percent of global carbon emissions but could do their part to keep climate change to less than two degrees C by adopting best energy efficiency standards, a new analysis shows.
OPINION: Ebola, Human Rights, and Poverty – Making the Links
- Inter Press Service
CAMBRIDGE, Massachussetts, Oct 27 (IPS) - The catastrophic Ebola crisis unfolding in West Africa offers many lessons, not least for global anti-poverty efforts. These will culminate in a set of targets, to be agreed by the United Nations in 2015, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A Jungle Shrine Awaits its Blessed Moment
- Inter Press Service
MADHU, Sri Lanka, Oct 27 (IPS) - Rising out of a thick forest about 17 km from the nearest main road, the Madhu Church is a symbol of spiritual harmony and tranquility. When the wind blows you hear the leaves rustle. Other times a solemn silence hangs in the air. Old-timers say that once, almost an entire generation ago, the grass grew six feet high in the church compound, and elephants wandered through it.
“Yeil” – The New Energy Buzzword in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
NEUQUÉN, Argentina, Oct 27 (IPS) - In Argentina they call it "yeil", the hispanicised version of "shale". But while these unconventional gas and oil reserves are seen by many as offering a means to development and a route towards energy self-sufficiency, others believe the term should fall into disuse because the global trend is towards clean, renewable sources of energy.
Zimbabwe’s Rich Fuel Inequality Through Illicit Financial Flows
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Oct 27 (IPS) - Zimbabwe has lost 12 billion dollars in illicit financial flows over the last three decades and experts say this illegal practice is perpetuating social inequalities and poverty in this southern African nation.
OPINION: Where Governments Fail, It’s Up to the People to Rise
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Oct 27 (IPS) - Pomerania in northern Poland is famous for its unpolluted environment, fertile soils and historic heritage. So far, these valuable farmlands have been free from heavy industry but that situation might change as a shadow looms over the lives of Pomeranians.
Put People Not ‘Empire of Capital’ at Heart of Development
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Oct 27 (IPS) - President Rafael Correa Delgado of Ecuador does not mince words when it comes to development. "Neoliberal policies based on so-called competitiveness, efficiency and the labour flexibility framework have helped the empire of capital to prosper at the cost of human labour," he told a crowded auditorium at the 15th Raul Prebitsch Lecture.
OPINION: The Front Line of Climate Change is Here and Now
- Inter Press Service
TUVALU, Oct 25 (IPS) - The fate of my country rests in your hands: that was the message which Ian Fry, representing Tuvalu gave at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen five years ago. This is also the message that the Pacific Climate Warriors have come to Australia to bring.
OPINION: Renewable Energies – a Double-Edged Sword
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Oct 25 (IPS) - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has set a target of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2. One way countries can meet their obligations is to switch energy production from the burning of fossil fuels to "renewables", generally understood to include wind, wave, tidal, hydro, solar and geothermal power and biomass.
OPINION: Water Shutoffs and Unintended Consequences - Lessons from Detroit
- Inter Press Service
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct 24 (IPS) - United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Catarina de Albuquerque and Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Leilani Farha were in Detroit, Michigan Oct. 17-20.
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