News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 76
Protests Greet Japan's Relaunch of Nuke Power
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (IPS) - Protesters rallied outside Japan's Sendai nuclear plant a day ahead of its planned opening and four years after the Fukushima disaster galvanised opposition to nuclear power in the country.
Caribbean Artists Raise Their Voices for Climate Justice
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 10 (IPS) - Award-winning St. Lucian poet and playwright Kendel Hippolyte thinks that Caribbean nationals should view the Earth as their mother.
Opinion: The Road to Paris and the Path to Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Aug 07 (IPS) - Renewable energy is now being seen by many people around the world as a cost-effective development solution both for developed and developing nations. Countries have slowly been realising that the use of coal and the huge amount of carbon emissions it generates harms the environment and impacts our daily activities.
Obama Takes Lead on Climate Change Ahead of U.N. Talks in Paris
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (IPS) - This week, U.S. President Barack Obama formally unveiled the details of his Clean Power Plan (CPP), a comprehensive carbon-cutting strategy he described as "the biggest and most important step…ever taken to combat climate change" in a prior video address posted on Facebook.
No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis, Vows U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - Speaking at a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a vociferous advocate of nuclear disarmament, echoed the rallying cry worldwide: "No more Hiroshimas, No more Nagasakis."
Humanitarian Crisis Looming Over Venezuela, Says ICG
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Aug 05 (IPS) - A Brussels-based think-tank has warned Venezuela of an impending humanitarian calamity in tandem with growing political instability.
U.N. Targets Trillions of Dollars to Implement Sustainable Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After more than two years of intense negotiations, the U.N.'s 193 member states have unanimously agreed on a new Sustainable Development Agenda (SDA) with 17 goals -- including the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger -- to be reached by 2030.
Zimbabwe's Climate Change Ambitions May be Too Tall
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 02 (IPS) - With the U.N. Climate Change conference later this year in Paris fast approaching, Zimbabwe's climate change commitments face the slow progress on an issue that continues to stalk other developing countries – climate finance.
Nigeria to Balance GHG Emission Cuts with Development Peculiarities
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Aug 02 (IPS) - Nigeria seems in no haste to unveil its climate pledge with just four months to go before the U.N. Climate Conference scheduled for December in Paris.
Belo Monte Dam Marks a Before and After for Energy Projects in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 31 (IPS) - Paulo de Oliveira drives a taxi in the northern Brazilian city of Altamira, but only when he is out of work in what he considers his true profession: operator of heavy vehicles like trucks, mixers or tractor loaders.
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