News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 904
Commission Takes a Hard Look at Free-for-All Migration
- Inter Press Service
At 35, Daniel James has his mind set on leaving Trinidad and Tobago 'for greener pastures'.
INDIA: End to Fuel Subsidies Brings Damaging Diversions
- Inter Press Service
While India's opposition parties are agitating against moves by the pro-reform government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove subsidies on petrol and other fuels, experts say the country has laboured too long under price distortions that have not benefited poorer people -- or the environment.
PERU:: Transparency a Challenge for Mining and Oil
- Inter Press Service
Peru is the only Latin American country that has made steps towards joining the international Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), but has a difficult stretch ahead as it tries to overcome industry resistance to reporting profits and the government's own obstacles.
WORLD: Cooking Up a Climate Deal
- Inter Press Service
Another round of negotiations towards a global treaty on climate change concluded in Bonn on Aug. 6, with activists calling on parties to rediscover a spirit of compromise and make offers rather than demands.
AFRICA: Bring Water Into Climate Change Negotiations
- Inter Press Service
Longer periods of drought, decreased river flow, higher rainfall variability and lower soil moisture content: water is at the heart of the impacts of climate change. Yet the precious commodity scarcely features in climate negotiations.
COSTA RICA: Working Towards Carbon Neutrality
- Inter Press Service
With the elimination of certain taxes and the implementation of several green initiatives, Costa Rica is pressing forward in its aim to promote sustainable energy generation with a view to achieving 'carbon neutrality' by 2021, the year this country will celebrate two centuries of independence.
Chile to Straddle Line Between Rich and Poor Nations
- Inter Press Service
The 130 developing countries at the United Nations remain divided over Chile's decision to hold onto its seat in the Group of 77 (G77) - even after it formally joined the exclusive club of rich nations, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
LEBANON: Racism Legitimised by Law
- Inter Press Service
Lebanon has a reputation for openness because of the relative freedom enjoyed by women in comparison to other Middle Eastern countries. But many women face rampant discrimination.
ECONOMY: Rich Countries’ Farm Subsidies Benefiting Royals
- Inter Press Service
Subsidies for agriculture in the industrialised countries of the world grew again in 2009, benefiting the largest companies and land owners, such as Prince Albert of Monaco and Queen Elizabeth of Britain.
Transport Workers Fear Job Losses from Climate Change Action
- Inter Press Service
Transport workers are concerned that measures to mitigate climate change, like greenhouse gas emissions reduction, may put their jobs at risk, while experts are urging a transformation of the predominant transport model worldwide.
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