News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 84
Growing Mobilisation Against Introduction of Fracking in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Jun 02 (IPS) - Thousands of people in Spain have organised to protest the introduction of "fracking" – a controversial technique that involves pumping water, chemicals and sand at high pressure into shale rock to release gas and oil.
Bahamas Builds Resilience Against a Surging Sea
- Inter Press Service
NASSAU, May 29 (IPS) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have championed the phrase "1.5 to stay alive" in demanding that global temperature increases be kept as far below 1.5 degrees C as possible to limit the anticipated devastating effects of climate change on the world's most vulnerable countries.
Opinion: A Critical Moment to Fortify Nuclear Test Ban
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, May 27 (IPS) - The 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference wrapped up last week in New York without agreeing on an outcome document. While this is unfortunate, it is important to remember that the future of the nuclear non-proliferation regime will be determined by more than whether the Review Conference participants produced a document addressing all that currently ails the NPT-based regime.
Iran Sanctions Regime Could Unravel with Failed Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 26 (IPS) - Internationally supported sanctions against Iran could begin to crumble if talks over Iran's nuclear programme fail to produce a final deal, according to Germany's envoy to the United States.
Failure of Review Conference Brings World Close to Nuclear Cataclysm, Warn Activists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - After nearly four weeks of negotiations, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference ended in a predictable outcome: a text overwhelmingly reflecting the views and interests of the nuclear-armed states and some of their nuclear-dependent allies.
Climate Change: Some Companies Reject ‘Business as Usual’
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, May 21 (IPS) - When it comes to climate change, business as usual is simply "not an option".
Opinion: Universalisation and Strengthening Nuke Treaty Review Need to be Qualitative
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 19 (IPS) - "Strengthening the Review Process" and "Universalisation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty" (NPT) are distinctly substantive issues, that require consideration with their specificities in view.
U.N., World Bank Set 2030 Deadline for Sustainable Energy for All
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, an unrelenting advocate of sustainable energy for all (SE4All), once dramatised the need for modern conveniences by holding up his cell phone before an audience in the Norwegian capital of Oslo and asking: "What would we do without them?"
African Women Mayors Join Forces to Fight for Clean Energy
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, May 18 (IPS) - When some 40,000 delegates, including dozens of heads of state, descend on Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference later this year, a group of African women mayors plan to be there and make their voices heard on a range of issues, including electrification.
“Megaprojects” Can Destroy Reputations in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18 (IPS) - Megaprojects are high-risk bets. They can shore up the government that brought them to fruition, but they can also ruin its image and undermine its power – and in the case of Brazil the balance is leaning dangerously towards the latter.
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