Global IssuesNews headlines for “Energy Security”, page 3
Biogas, a Circular Energy, Advances in Brazil Thanks to Local Arrangements
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 07 (IPS) - "I don't know of a more sustainable technology for the transformation of society than biogas," said Professor Alex Enrich-Prast, an activist for this energy alternative with a highly diversified and decentralised expansion in Brazil.
‘Australia Must Turn Its Climate Rhetoric into Action’
- Inter Press Service
Oct 01 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting in Tonga with Jacynta Fa'amau, Pacific Campaigner at 350.org, a global civil society organisation campaigning for climate action.
Solar Panels Aim to Protect Mexican Family Farming
- Inter Press Service
SAN MIGEL TOPILEJO, Mexico, Sep 26 (IPS) - Verónica Molina, an indigenous Comcaac woman, first came into contact with solar energy in 2016, when she travelled to India for training on communal photovoltaic facilities. This later enabled her to take part in the installation of the first solar systems and family vegetable gardens in her community, Desemboque del Seri, in northern Mexico.
Tripling Renewables Powered by State-Owned Power Companies and Utilities
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25 (IPS) - The climate community, meeting this week once again on the margins of the UN General Assemblyis continuing to explore ways to triple the world's installed renewable generation capacity by 2030a target agreed at last year's COP 28 international climate negotiations. Much of this discussion has been about mobilizing finance and otherwise getting the private sector, with its massive resources and competence, to step up to the challenge … and what government policies and incentives are needed to spur more investment.
Carbon Emissions from AI and Crypto are Surging - and Tax Policy Can Help
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 24 (IPS) - What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power hungry.
Because of the electricity used by high-powered equipment to "mine" crypto assets, one Bitcoin transaction requires roughly the same amount of electricity as the average person in Ghana or Pakistan consumes in three years. ChatGPT queries require 10 times more electricity than a Google search, due to the electricity consumed by AI data centers.
Net Zero by 2050 Delays Needed Urgent Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Sep 24 (IPS) - Net zero emissions by 2050 prioritise mitigation for climate stabilisation. Pledges to achieve this still distant target have grown but inadvertently delay urgently needed climate action in the near term.
Governments Using Billions of Public Funds to Subsidize Climate-Destructive Industries—Report
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 18 (IPS) - A report examining corporate capture of public finance is accusing industries fueling the climate crisis, including fossil fuel ones, of draining public funds in the Global South, singling them out for squeezing out of governments USD 700 billion in public subsidies each year.
Explainer: Why Venezuela Needs To Reduce Its Gas Flaring
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Sep 18 (IPS) - The red and orange illuminated night in Venezuela may look beautiful, but they are a result of gas flaring in the oil fields of Monagas. To meet its Paris Agreement goals, the Caribbean country needs to address gas flaring. How easy will this be in a country where it's mostly gas and oil energy sector accounts for more than two-thirds of its greenhouse gas emissions?
The most visible part of gas flaring in Venezuela is the so-called "Monagas illuminated nights." These are red and orange skies, which are visible from the homes of the locals at night and which show the gas flaring in the oil fields of Monagas, a state located in the east of the Caribbean country and key in its oil production.
Climate Activists Target Culture Greenwashing
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Aug 27 (IPS) - Civil society is working on all fronts to tackle the climate crisis. Activists are protesting in numbers to pressure governments and corporations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They're using non-violent direct action and high-profile stunts, paying a heavy price as numerous states criminalise climate protest.
Clean Energy Boosts Autonomy for Brazilian Women Farmers - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
ACREUNA / ORIZONA, Brazil, Aug 26 (IPS) - A community bakery, family production of fruit pulp, and the recovery of water springs are some of the initiatives of the Energy of Women of the Earthorganised since 2017 in the state of Goiás, in central-western Brazil.
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