News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 55
Inclusive Green Growth Must Shape Thailand’s Future, Says GGGI Chief
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Feb 26 (IPS) - Energy efficiency in industries presents a unique opportunity for Thailand's environmental and economic policies as regional trends push towards more inclusive and sustainable green cities for the country and its neighbors, says the Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Dr. Frank Rijsberman.
Citizen-Generated Energy Enters the Scene in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 24 (IPS) - The Argentine population can now generate their own energy through clean and unconventional sources and incorporate surpluses into the public grid, thanks to a new law. This is an important novelty in a country embarked on a slow and difficult process, with a still uncertain end, to replace fossil fuels.
A Burger That Saves Emissions Taking 2 Million Cars off the Road
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 23 (IPS) - Richard Waite, Daniel Vennard, & Gerard Pozzi, World Resources InstituteBurgers are possibly the most ubiquitous meal on Americans' dinner plates, but they're also among the most resource-intensive: beef accounts for nearly half of the land use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food Americans eat.
Gaza Health Sector on Verge of Collapse
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) - UN agencies have sounded the alarm on the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, pointing to the devastating repercussions of the ongoing fuel shortages.
Women on the Front Lines of Halting Deforestation
- Inter Press Service
PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 (IPS) - In Zimbabwe, the bulk of rural communities and urban poor still get their energy supplies from the forests, leading to deforestation and land degradation.
40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 17 (IPS) - New WRI research finds that 40 percent of the country's thermal power plants are located in areas facing high water stress, a problem since these plants use water for cooling. Scarce water is already hampering electricity generation in these regions—14 of India's 20 largest thermal utilities experienced at least one shutdown due to water shortages between 2013-2016, costing the companies $1.4 billion.
Sustainable Energy Critical for Achieving Overall Goals of Paris Climate Agreement
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan 15 (IPS) - The Paris Agreement ushered in a new global approach to climate change. At the core of this agreement are the Nationally Determined Contributions. We are now implementing these pledges.
Tocantins, a River of Many Dams in Central Brazil
- Inter Press Service
PALMAS and PORTO NACIONAL, Brazil, Jan 12 (IPS) - Tocantins, the newest of Brazil's 26 states, which was created in 1988 to seek its own paths to development in central Brazil, fell into the common plight of expanding borders, based on soy and hydroelectricity.
Clean Energy Sources Manage to Cut Electricity Bill in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 09 (IPS) - A 75 percent drop in electricity rates, thanks to a quadrupled clean generation capacity, is one of the legacies to be left in Chile by the administration of Michelle Bachelet, who steps down on Mar. 11.
The Political Responsibility in the Collapse of Our Planet
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dec 27 (IPS) - On 20 December, Europe's 28 Ministers of Environment met in Brussels, to discuss the plan for reducing emissions prepared by the Commission, to comply with the Paris Agreement on climate change. Well, it is now clear that we have lost the battle in keeping the planet as we have known it. Now, of course, this can be considered a personal opinion of mine, devoid of objectivity.
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