Global IssuesNews headlines for “Energy Security”
A Plan for the Gulf States to Power a Low-Emissions Revolution
- Inter Press Service
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WASHINGTON DC, Mar 27 (IPS) - This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 28, will be hosted by the United Arab Emirateswhich, together with its Gulf neighbors, enjoys abundant solar, natural gas and financial resources. At the same time, many poorer countries are struggling to generate the additional affordable electricity they need to power their development — especially as wealthier nations halted their overseas financing for high-emitting coal power plants.
BPs Shift 'Back to Petroleum' Prods Consideration of a Climate Oil Price Cap
- Inter Press Service
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WASHINGTON DC, Mar 13 (IPS) - BP, the oil company that previously brought us “Beyond Petroleum” and more recently robust corporate climate goals, has announced a return in emphasis to its traditional business of producing oil. Drawn by the inescapable appeal of oil’s latest high profits, has BP rebranded itself as “Back to Petroleum?”
The Sami People's Fight Against Norwegian Windmills
- Inter Press Service
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ROME, Mar 09 (IPS) - There are 151 wind turbines and more than 130 kilometres of connection routes and power lines on the Fosen peninsula, 530 kilometres north of Oslo. Norwegian judges say that they should not be there, and the owners of those lands since time immemorial do too.
The Western Threat to Russia
- Inter Press Service
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 06 (IPS) - Putin’s regime recently suspended Russia’s participation in a nuclear arms agreement with Washington. After the decision Putin declared that the move was a retaliation for the US’s, France’s and Britain’s “targeting” of Russia with nuclear weapons. He was forced to take action to “preserve our country, ensure security and strategic stability”:
Interwoven Global Crises Can Best be Solved Together
- Inter Press Service
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BONN, Mar 02 (IPS) - When global crises are interlinked, they overlap and compound each other. In such cases, the most effective solutions are those that work at the nexus of all these challenges.
Forests Disappearing in Energy Poor Zimbabwean Cities
- Inter Press Service
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HARARE, Feb 28 (IPS) - In New Ashdon Park, a medium-density area in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, at new homes that have replaced a once thriving forest, makeshift fireplaces have become common sights as residents solely depend on firewood for energy.
Role of Regional Economic Cooperation in Inclusive Digital Transformation in Asia
- Inter Press Service
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BEIJING, The People's Republic of China, Feb 21 (IPS) - Digitalization is a key driver of competitiveness and development. As the world takes the path to unprecedented digital advancement, Asia continues to be a powerhouse of digital transformations in a wide range of areas from microchip manufacturing to electric vehicles, from digital currency to e-commerce.
How the Privatization of Eletrobras May Lead To an Uncertain Future in Brazils Energy Transition and Favor Price Increase to the End-Consumer
- Inter Press Service
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NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - Eletrobras is Latin America’s biggest electricity company, responsible for around 30% of Brazil’s power capacity and 50% of all its transmission lines. In 2021, the Brazilian government announced it would reduce its controlling shares in this state-owned company from 72% to 10%. Given Eletrobras’ dominant role in Brazil’s power sector, this divestment in the government’s controlling shares merits a more complete understanding of the implications for Brazil’s energy transition and energy security.
Expanding E-bus Networks in Latin America Can Further Decarbonization Goals
- Inter Press Service
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NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) - Latin America’s (LATAM) transportation sector produces the largest share of regional emissions and is a large source of air pollution, making transforming transportation technology systems key to energy transition and decarbonization. In particular, electrifying public transportation systems across the region through a transition to electric bus (e-bus) fleets will reduce fossil fuel demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Making the Energy Transition a Reality in the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
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BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 09 (IPS) - The last three years have seen the Pacific impacted negatively due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourism industry, a key source of national revenue and jobs creation, received a severe blow due to closure of borders and reduced travel.
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