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News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 39
Looking for Jobs in Latin America - Can the Energy Transition Help?
- Inter Press Service
VERNON, Canada, Sep 22 (IPS) - Can the "energy transition" in Latin America help address the risks caused by greenhouse gases (GHG) on the climate, and the economic depression caused by the pandemic?
State-Owned Companies Are Key to Climate Success in Developing Countries, but Are Often Overlooked in the International Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 16 (IPS) - Later this month, government officials and climate stakeholders will once again converge on New York City (this time virtually) for Climate Week and the United Nations meetings. And while there will be much discussion about the important role that actors such as private businesses, civil society and cities will need to play in the climate change effort, there will once again be relatively little discussion about one key cohort: government-owned companies.
Energy Cooperatives Swim Against the Tide in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 31 (IPS) - A Mexican solar energy cooperative, Onergia, seeks to promote decent employment, apply technological knowledge and promote alternatives that are less polluting than fossil fuels, in one of the alternative initiatives with which Mexico is seeking to move towards an energy transition.
Firing Up India’s Clean Cooking Fuel Plan
- Inter Press Service
HONG KONG, Aug 27 (IPS) - Usage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in rural Indian households has surged, partly due to India's flagship clean cooking programme, but beneficiaries of the scheme consume less LPG than general customers per year, reports a new study.
A Not-To-Do List for Guyana’s New Administration When It Comes to Oil
- Inter Press Service
LA JOLLA, California, Aug 24 (IPS) - Just over five years ago, a major oil discovery occurred on the northeastern coast of South America. There have been a series of additional discoveries ever since. But this time it was not Venezuela. It was Guyana.
Clean Cooking Transition: Pathways as Seen by Kenyan Villagers
- Inter Press Service
AMSTERDAM, Aug 04 (IPS) - The Sustainable Development goals on energy speak clear: universal access energy and clean cooking by 2030 (SDG7). But the current efforts are still lagging several steps behind the specific needs of the communities and are not enough to achieve energy access for all, especially clean cooking solutions.
Solar Energy Expands in Brazil Despite the Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 28 (IPS) - Solar energy has continued to expand in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic and should contribute to the economic recovery in the wake of the health crisis.
Pros and Cons of a Super Regulator - The case of the Spanish Regulator
- Inter Press Service
LA JOLLA, California, United States, Jul 20 (IPS) - On June 10, 2020, Senator Ricardo Monreal, President of the Political Coordination Board of the Senate of Mexico, presented a legislative initiative to reform Article 28 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, in order to cluster in a single regulator of economic competition, the Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Energy sectors.
Countdown to a Bitter Battle Over the Water of the Nile?
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Jul 14 (IPS) - In the 1990s, after the collapse of the USSR, the idea that water would drive the wars of the future took hold among analysts and the media. Three decades later and that grim prospect has, fortunately, not yet materialised, and international cooperation, despite its ups and downs, is the norm in the management of transboundary waters.
Electrification of Transport: A Challenge in a Highly Urbanised Latin America
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 13 (IPS) - Electric transport, still limited in Latin America despite its urban benefits, could expand during the post-pandemic economic recovery, says Adalberto Maluf, president of the Brazilian Association of Electric Vehicles (ABVE).
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