News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 106
Chile’s Patagonia Celebrates Decision Against Wilderness Dams
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jun 11 (IPS) - The Chilean government rejected Tuesday the controversial HidroAysén project for the construction of five hydroelectric dams on rivers in the south of the country. The decision came after years of struggle by environmental groups and local communities, who warned the world of the destruction the dams would wreak on the Patagonian wilderness.
U.N.'s Energy Funding Falls Short of Target by Billions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) - When the United Nations inaugurated the first-ever global forum on renewable energy last week, it provided a laundry list of financial pledges aimed at achieving one of the world body's most ambitious goals: sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) by 2030.
Mothers Light Up Homes in Rural Tanzania
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) - "My mother used to just stay at home, now she has come back and is an engineer and a leader. She is on the Village Energy Committee," said a 10-year-old girl from the village of Chekeleni, in Tanzania's southeastern Mtwara district.
Small Islands, Beacons for the Rest of the World
- Inter Press Service
BRIDGETOWN, Jun 06 (IPS) - Facing potential extinction under rising sea levels, many small island nations are embracing renewable energy and trying to green their economies. Although the least responsible for carbon emissions, small countries like Barbados are on the front lines of climate impacts.
World Applauds Ambitious U.S. Carbon Cuts
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jun 03 (IPS) - New efforts by the U.S. to reduce its carbon emissions are being welcomed around the world. On Monday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants 25 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.
Flexible Biofuel Policies for Better Food Security
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 03 (IPS) - Modern biofuels have become a fact of life, part of a quest for more cost-effective and environmentally sustainable businesses and lifestyles. But to be truly sustainable, biofuel production must strike a balance between its benefits and its potential hidden costs, between energy security and food security.
Let There Be Light, Implores U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - When night falls, there are over 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, who live in virtual darkness because they have no access to electricity.
Climate Legislation Up Against ‘Abenomics’ in Japan
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Jun 02 (IPS) - Undaunted by Japan's national consensus to boost the economy, which has been mired in lackluster growth for decades, environmentalists are taking baby steps towards incorporating climate change into national legislation.
Pakistan’s Coal Rush: A Bubble Waiting to Burst
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI/NEW DELHI, Jun 01 (IPS) - Mukhtar Ali is one of the many Pakistanis who are furious at politicians and authorities for failing to provide citizens with a regular supply of electricity during the smouldering summer months.
Offsets to Cushion South African Carbon Tax
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, May 28 (IPS) - To curb greenhouse gas emissions, South Africa wants to put a tax on carbon emissions from big polluters.
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