News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 18
Climate Change An Existential Threat To Humanity, Urges Action – ICJ
- Inter Press Service
THE HAGUE & JOHANNESBURG, July 23 (IPS) - The case was “unlike any that have previously come before the court,” President of the International Court of Justice Judge Yuji Iwasawa said while reading the court’s unanimous advisory opinion outlining the legal obligations of United Nations member states with regard to climate change.
Kenyan Biochar Project Becomes First in Africa Validated Under European Carbon Standard
- Inter Press Service
KISUMU, Kenya, July 22 (IPS) - In June 2025, Kenyan climate-tech firm Tera became the first African project developer to have its carbon removal initiative independently validated and registered under Riverse, a European standard for engineered climate solutions.
Global South calls for Strategic Energy Transition Amidst SDG Target Slowdowns
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 22 (IPS) - At the UN 2025 High Level Political Forum last week, global energy leaders warned that without urgent action in expanding access to clean energy, hundreds of millions will remain vulnerable, and the world will risk falling short of its 2030 SDG deadline.
Soaring Demand for Electric Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries Creates Environmental Crisis in DRC
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - Electric vehicles contribute to an ongoing environmental and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mining operations cause deforestation, pollution, food insecurity and exploitative labor practices.
From Ads to AI: How Big Tech Took Over Everything
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 18 (IPS) - “The power of AI carries immense responsibilities. Today, that power sits in the hands of a few,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 2025 AI Action Summit, reflecting on a deepening reality as we inch closer to a world in complete digital domination. Today, seven of the world’s top ten most valuable companies are digital giants, focusing primarily on the output of communication, digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence and digital commerce, which is paving the way for a fully digitized life for all.
China is the Driving Force Behind More, Newer Renewable Energies in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, July 18 (IPS) - China, with its investments, products, technology, and innovation focused on solar and wind farms in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as on electricity networks and services, stands out as a driving force for the region’s shift toward energy less reliant on fossil fuels and increasingly cleaner and greener.
From Drylands to Dignity: How Solar Energy and Climate-Smart Farming Are Empowering Communities in Burkina Faso
- Inter Press Service
ZOUNGOU, Burkina Faso, July 18 (IPS) - In the heart of Burkina Faso’s drylands, in the village of Zoungou, a quiet transformation is underway. Alhaji Birba Issa, a smallholder onion farmer, bends over neat rows of lush green crops, the hum of solar-powered pumps audible in the background.
Faith on the Frontlines: New Military Chaplain Programme Reaches Soldiers in Africa
- Inter Press Service
MUTARE, Zimbabwe, July 16 (IPS) - It is a cold morning in eastern Zimbabwe as Lieutenant Colonel Reverend Doctor Samba Mosweu celebrates a glorious moment he has been waiting for all his life.
‘International Demand for Coltan Is Linked to Violence in the DRC’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Sweet Hope to End Bitter Pills for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, July 15 (IPS) - Every day, Yondela Kolweni has to hold down her son, who screams and fights when it is time for his daily life-saving TB tablets—a painful reminder of her battle with the world’s top infectious killer disease. “It is a fight I win feeling awful about what I have to do,” says Kolweni (30), a Cape Town resident and a TB survivor. “The tablets are bitter, and he spits them out most of the time, and that reminds me of the time I had to take the same pills.”
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