Opinion by Elizabeth Mrema (montreal, canada) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service MONTREAL, Canada, Nov 04 (IPS) – It is no secret that humankind’s past actions have accelerated the deterioration of ecosystems, negatively impacting our economies, societies, health, and cultures. It is estimated that humans have altered over 97% of…
Petrol pump in Rome. Credit: Paul Virgo/IPS by Paul Virgo (rome) Thursday, November 03, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Nov 03 (IPS) – When it comes to moral endorsements, having the Vatican’s backing takes some beating. So the international campaign for a legally binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty took a huge step…
There are over 8,500 coal power plants in the world, with over 2,100 GWs of capacity. These plants generate about 10 gigatons of CO2 emissions per year, nearly 30% of the global total. Credit: Bigstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit, Chandra Shekhar Sinha (washington dc) Wednesday, November 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON…
View of the bulk fuel plant in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Because the kingdom needs oil prices to remain high to balance its budget, it pushed OPEC and its allies to decide on a production cut as of Nov. 1. CREDIT: Aramco by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Tuesday, November 01, 2022 Inter Press…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and dakar) Tuesday, November 01, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and DAKAR, Nov 01 (IPS) – Developing countries have long been told to avoid borrowing from central banks (CBs) to finance government spending. Many have even legislated against CB financing of fiscal expenditure….
Opinion by Morseda Chowdhury (dhaka, bangladesh) Monday, October 31, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) – The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling the creation and tracking of a healthcare database covering 64 million people. The resulting…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Oct 26 (IPS) – In his treatise On War, the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) stated that war is “merely a continuation of policy with other means”. With his experience from the Napoleonic Wars von Clausewitz knew…
Opinion by Bhumika Muchhala (new york) Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 26 (IPS) – Held in-person for the first time in three years, the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank last week in Washington, D.C. failed to offer solutions to the dozens…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (IPS) – Widespread adverse reactions to the UK government’s recent ‘mini-budget’ forced new Prime Minister Liz Truss to resign. The episode highlighted problems of macroeconomic policy coordination…
European Union leaders struggle to find solutions for the energy crisis. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, October 24, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Oct 24 (IPS) – European politicians continue to run in all directions to find a way out of their energy crisis. One of them – Simonetta…
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