News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 29
The Swedish Elections: A Victory for Populism
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sep 22 (IPS) - After general elections on the 12th September, Sweden is on the threshold of a new era. The Sweden Democrats (SD) won almost 21 percent of the votes and thus became the largest in a bloc of right-wing parties that now have a collective majority in the parliament. A nation that for a long time prided itself of being a beacon of tolerance and openness will now experience a historical transformation. The Sweden Democrats was once founded by Nazi sympathisers and for decades shunned by mainstream politicians. However, SD has now tipped the political scale in a country previously known for its stable and predictable politics, and some of the party’s former foes are now willing to co-rule with them.
Mexico's Electric Mobility, Stuck in Fossil Fuel Traffic
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 19 (IPS) - The Mexico City government began testing an elevated route for electric buses with great fanfare on Sept. 11, in a bid to promote more sustainable transport. The initiative is part of an incipient promotion of electromobility in the country, amidst pro-fossil fuel energy policies.
Great Wind and Solar Potential Boosts Green Hydrogen in Northern Brazil
- Inter Press Service
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Sep 15 (IPS) - Brazil could become a world leader in the production of green hydrogen, and the northeastern state of Ceará has anticipated this future role by making the port of Pecém, with its export processing zone, a hub for this energy source.
USA and Russia: Pursuit of Global Hegemony
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sep 14 (IPS) - Can a pitiless, offensive war waged against a sovereign state be justified? In my opinion the answer is an unequivocal “No!”. Ukraine has the right to defend itself against Russia’s reckless and extremely destructive invasion and EU’s support to a neighbouring country attacked by a superior enemy is definitely correct. However, several Latin American intellectuals and leaders are willing to accept Putin’s narrative, instead of Zelensky’s, namely that the war in Ukraine is actually a war between Russia and USA, which by stalling Russia’s and China’s ambitions intends to maintain its supremacy as a superpower, while using Ukraine as a pawn in its power game.
United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK / BEIJING, Sep 12 (IPS) - The world today faces a future that is in peril. Our challenges have become more complex and interconnected, as we see the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an uneven economic recovery, a climate emergency, growing inequalities, and an increase in conflicts globally. This year also marks a grim milestone, with over 100 million people forcibly displaced.
1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 06 (IPS) - As rich countries raise interest rates in double-edged efforts to address inflation, developing countries are struggling to cope with slowdowns, inflation, higher interest rates and other costs, plus growing debt distress.
Biomethane, the Energy that Cleans Garbage in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Sep 05 (IPS) - The increasing productivity with which humankind generates waste has gained at least one sustainable counterpart: the extraction of biogas from landfills, a growing activity in Brazil.
Africa Should Trade its Carbon Credits to Fund Renewable Energy - UNECA
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, Aug 31 (IPS) - Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finance the transition to renewable energy, and boost economic development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says.
A Tale of the Spanish Neckties and Other Made-in-Europe Things
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Aug 30 (IPS) - Shortly before the 25 August approval by the Spanish Parliament of the government’s plan to save energy, the country’s right and far-right opposition parties revived their debate about an earlier suggestion of not wearing neckties in the Spanish Congress and Senate and other official institutions.
How France Underdevelops Africa
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (IPS) - Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, and generally worse off than in other post-colonial African economies.
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