Carbon Market Greenwashing Systems Deepen Inequalities in Global South

Carbon Market Greenwashing Systems Deepen Inequalities in Global South

Kenya’s extensive coastline has been fronted as a hub for carbon trading due to its lush mangrove forests. But now experts caution that carbon markets are exploitative greenwashing systems. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Nov 10 (IPS) – Somalia, Syria, DRC…

Recognizing Food & Land-Use Systems as Contributors to Climate Change — Global Issues

Recognizing Food & Land-Use Systems as Contributors to Climate Change — Global Issues

Credit: UNICEF/Safidy Andriananten Opinion by Vibha Dhawan (new delhi, india) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, India, Nov 10 (IPS) – For a long time, the agriculture sector has been heralded as a success story for India. Spurred by the Green Revolution, it provided a path-breaking solution to…

Fast-Track Climate Resilience Building of Small and Vulnerable Nations Ahead of COP28 — Global Issues

Fast-Track Climate Resilience Building of Small and Vulnerable Nations Ahead of COP28 — Global Issues

Coastal protection at Anse Kerlan Beach in the Seychelles where residents often take the initiative to protect their properties from the impact of climate-change-induced environmental changes. The Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub assists small island states, among others, with climate finance and technical assistance. Credit: Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR/UNEP by Joyce…

2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño — Global Issues

2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño — Global Issues

That’s the message from UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which said on Wednesday that for the calendar year to date, the global mean temperature is the highest ever recorded, 1.43 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and sea ice in the Antarctic remains at record low levels. WMO expects the warming…

PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet — Global Issues

PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 08 (IPS) – Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure and service provision are both costly and risky. Worse, PPPs typically fail to ensure universal, let alone fair access to public amenities. Public-private partnerships?…

The Relentless Struggles of India’s Seawall Mammas — Global Issues

The Relentless Struggles of India’s Seawall Mammas — Global Issues

Tandahara women tend to the new Casuarina plants. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS by Manipadma Jena (puri, india) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service PURI, India, Nov 07 (IPS) – For more than 33 years, a group of strong-willed women from the village of Tandahara, India have kept their homes and village…

FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems — Global Issues

FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems — Global Issues

The figure represents nearly 10 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the 2023 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) – the agency’s flagship report – which covers 154 countries. Acknowledgment and action It introduces the concept of the hidden costs and benefits of…

World’s diverse biospheres ‘making peace with the natural world’ — Global Issues

World’s diverse biospheres ‘making peace with the natural world’ — Global Issues

These sites promote biodiversity conservation with sustainable use and are located across 134 countries, with 21 new reserves added in the past two years alone. The rapid expansion of this network testifies to the growing awareness that our common future depends upon reconciling lifestyle with greater respect for nature, said…

Kashmir’s Apple Industry Faces Dire Threats as Climate Change Takes its Toll — Global Issues

Kashmir’s Apple Industry Faces Dire Threats as Climate Change Takes its Toll — Global Issues

Kashmir’s apple industry has been devasted by unusual weather patterns that are blamed on climate change. Credit: Umer Asif/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (shopian, india) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service SHOPIAN, INDIA, Nov 02 (IPS) – Of Kashmir’s seven million inhabitants, a staggering one million rely directly on apple farming….