Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil — Global Issues

Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Aerial view of the Municipal Theater of Boa Vista and its parking lot covered by solar panels, near the center of a city of wide avenues, empty spaces, abundant solar energy and high quality of life compared to other cities in Brazil’s Amazon region. In the background is seen the…

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – Calls for more government regulation and intervention are common during crises. But once the crises subside, pressures to reform quickly evaporate and the government is told to withdraw. New…

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero? — Global Issues

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Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 29 (IPS) – The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table…

Will the Global Energy Crisis Accelerate the Energy Transition? The Big Question at COP27 — Global Issues

Will the Global Energy Crisis Accelerate the Energy Transition? The Big Question at COP27 — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

One of the many activities held on Energy Day (Nov. 15) at COP27, where discussions are taking place for two weeks on how to make further progress on global climate action. The consensus among observers is that the energy transition away from fossil fuels will accelerate in the wake of…

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

A History Lesson about War and Greed — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Nov 16 (IPS) – The past is never dead. It’s not even past.                                          William FaulknerLike most armed conflicts the Ukrainian war intends to establish hegemony over a certain area, in rivalry with other usurpers. Russian propaganda pinpoints the…

Former War Zones in El Salvador Obtain Water with the Help of the Sun — Global Issues

Former War Zones in El Salvador Obtain Water with the Help of the Sun — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A local resident of the Sitio el Zapotal community in El Zapote canton, El Salvador, turns on the tap to fill his sink to collect the water he will need for the day. A total of 10,000 people have benefited from the five solar-powered community water projects in El Salvador…

Rich Countries ‘Miserably’ Fall Below Their Climate Promises, Further Indebt the Poor — Global Issues

Rich Countries ‘Miserably’ Fall Below Their Climate Promises, Further Indebt the Poor — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“To force poor countries to repay a loan to cope with a climate crisis they hardly caused is profoundly unfair. Instead of supporting countries that are facing worsening droughts, cyclones and flooding, rich countries are crippling their ability to cope with the next shock and deepening their poverty.” Credit: Credit:…

Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador — Global Issues

Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Aerial view of the community water system located in the canton of El Zapote, in the municipality of Suchitoto in central El Salvador. Mounted on the roof are the 96 solar panels that generate the electricity needed to power the entire electrical and hydraulic mechanism that brings water to more…