Zimbabwe is losing 262 000 hectares of forests destroyed every year. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (harare) Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Inter Press Service HARARE, Feb 28 (IPS) – In New Ashdon Park, a medium-density area in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, at new homes that have replaced a once thriving…
What’s up, doc? Former White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci emerged from his home Monday, one day after a bombshell report revealed that the Energy Department has concluded that COVID-19 likely leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. Fauci, who retired after more than five decades as a federal employee…
Farmer using tablet to contact customer/ iStock Opinion by Hsiao Chink Tang, Anne Cortez (beijing, the people’s republic of china) Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BEIJING, The People’s Republic of China, Feb 21 (IPS) – Digitalization is a key driver of competitiveness and development. As the world takes the…
Brazil’s then-President Jair Bolsonaro launched the sale of shares of Eletrobras, the largest company in the electricity sector in Brazil, which will be privatized through its capitalization. CREDIT: Alan Santos/PR-Public Photos Opinion by Victoria Barreto Vieira do Prado (new york) Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 15…
An electric bus in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. Credit: Inés Acosta/IPS Opinion by Brianne Watts (new york) Friday, February 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) – Latin America’s (LATAM) transportation sector produces the largest share of regional emissions and is a large source of air pollution, making transforming…
Figure 1: Proportion of population with access to clean cooking fuels and technologies (Data source: World Health Organization, via the Asia Pacific Energy Portal. Data was unavailable for New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Is., American Samoa, French Polynesia and Guam.) Opinion by David Ferrari – Sudip Ranjan Basu – Kimberly Roseberry (bangkok,…
Hydrogen (H2) is an essential component of today’s energy and industrial systems. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Adalberto Castaneda Vidal (new york) Wednesday, February 08, 2023 Inter Press Service The region is definitely taking this opportunity seriously. Over the past years, 11 countries in the region have published national hydrogen strategies. While…
Energy-efficient solar systems in the UN Compound in Timor-Leste are helping cut down costs and reduce CO2 emissions. Credit: UN Opinion by Ahmed Saleem (dili, timor-leste) Wednesday, February 08, 2023 Inter Press Service DILI, Timor-Leste, Feb 08 (IPS) – Access to energy remains a concerning challenge for many in Timor-Leste. The…
by Mario Osava (boa vista, brazil) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BOA VISTA, Brazil, Feb 06 (IPS) – Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, on the border with Guyana and Venezuela, is undergoing an energy transition that points to the dilemmas and possible solutions for a safe and sustainable…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 02 (IPS) – Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose. Now, that higher purpose…
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