News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 83
Small Victories at Bonn Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) - As climate talks wind down in Bonn, Germany, observers of the negotiations say that despite some progress on a draft text, key issues remain unresolved and will carry over at least until the next round in August.
Africa on Threshold of Triple Energy Win for People, Power and Planet
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Jun 11 (IPS) - Renewable energy is at the forefront of the changes sweeping Africa, and a "triple win" is within the region's grasp to increase agricultural productivity, improve resilience to climate change, and contribute to long-term reductions in dangerous carbon emissions.
Opinion: G7 Makes Commitment on Climate … to Climate Chaos
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 11 (IPS) - One of the promises made by the leaders of the world's seven richest nations when they met at Schloss Elmau in Germany earlier this week was an energy transition over the next decades, aiming to gradually phase out fossil fuel emissions this century to avoid the worst of climate change.
A Regional Foodbasket Plans for the Worst
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, Jun 10 (IPS) - Despite its highly variable climate, Guyana is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that enjoys food security. But rapid climate change could pose a challenge not only for Guyana, but for its Caribbean neigbours who depend on the South American country for much of their produce.
U.N. Chief Backs New Int’l Decade for Water for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - As the United Nations continues its negotiations to both define and refine a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before a summit meeting of world leaders in September, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed support for a new "International Decade for Water for Sustainable Development."
G7’s Coal Addiction Behind Hunger
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 06 (IPS) - As heads of state and government of the G7 states prepare for their Jun. 7-8 summit in Germany, Oxfam has released a new report titled Let Them Eat Coal which they may find hard to digest.
Opinion: For a New Generation of Climate Activists, It's Too Late to Wait
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 04 (IPS) - I remember pretending not to be so excited. There was this nervous energy that kicked up my heels as I prowled through the U.N. negotiations that afternoon. You could feel it all around. Circling our meeting point like sharks quietly rounding our prey. If you knew what to look for, you would know exactly what was about to happen.
Climate Fund Rolls Out Amid Hopes It Stays "Green"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 03 (IPS) - After a difficult infancy, the Green Climate Fund is finally getting some legs. The big question now is what direction it will toddle off in.
Native Communities in Mexico Demand to be Consulted on Wind Farms
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jun 03 (IPS) - "It hurts us that our land is affected, and the environmental impacts are not even measured. Wind farm projects affect streams and hurt the flora," said Zapotec Indian Isabel Jiménez, who is taking part in the struggle against the installation of a wind park in southern Mexico.
Opinion: Why the US-Iran Nuclear Deal May Still Fail
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 02 (IPS) - The euphoria that spread though the world after the Iran nuclear agreement reached in Lausanne in April this year with the United States, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany, plus the European Union, is proving short-lived.
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