News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 79
Caribbean Seeks Funding for Renewable Energy Mix
- Inter Press Service
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Jul 21 (IPS) - A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face "a ticking time bomb" due to the effects of global warming and suggests a shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy is the only way to defuse it.
Security Council Defies U.S. Lawmakers by Voting on Iran Nuke Deal
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) - When all 15 members of the Security Council raised their collective hands to unanimously vote in favour of the recently-concluded nuclear agreement with Iran, they were also defying a cabal of right-wing conservative U.S. politicians who wanted the United Nations to defer its vote until the U.S. Congress makes its own decision on the pact.
Opinion: Iran Deal Has Far-Reaching Potential to Remake International Relations
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 20 (IPS) - The Vienna agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council acting in concert with Germany has the potential to remake international relations beyond the immediate goal of stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The Myths About the Nuclear Deal With Iran
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (IPS) - The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it is a bilateral deal with the United States.
Big Oil Privately Accepted Global Warming, but Publicly Battled Climate Science
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Jul 17 (IPS) - For decades, executives and decision makers at major U.S. and European fossil fuel companies were aware that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused global warming, but still provided millions in funding to boost disinformation campaigns and sponsor scientists who denied climate change.
2014 Another Record-Shattering Year for Climate
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 17 (IPS) - A new report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate has found that 2014 was the warmest year ever recorded, with Eastern North America the only major region in the world to experience below-average annual temperatures.
Sixty-Five More Years Until Electricity for All in Africa - Report
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Jul 14 (IPS) - Sub-Saharan Africa is still far behind in its ability to generate electricity, hampering growth and frustrating its ambitions to catch up with the rest of the world.
Nuclear Deal Takes U.S.-Iran Ties Out of Deep Freeze – Partly, at Least
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 14 (IPS) - A final deal was reached on Iran's controversial nuclear programme in the early morning hours of July 14 in Vienna, over a decade after talks between Iran and world powers began.
Opinion: U.N. Can Help Reform the International Financial System
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 14 (IPS) - The growth in global interdependence poses greater challenges to policy makers on a wide range of issues and for countries at all levels of development.
Fishing Families Left High and Dry by Amazon Dams
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 10 (IPS) - Small-scale fisherpersons were among the first forgotten victims of mega construction projects like the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on the Xingú River in the Brazilian Amazon.
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