Greening the City Gets Community Treatment in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

Greening the City Gets Community Treatment in Zimbabwe — Global Issues

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Mariyeti Mpala (56) runs a thriving vegetable garden on a former dumpsite and its proceeds assist the community in creating incomes of their own. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Inter Press Service Jan 10 (IPS) – It’s a typical story in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city….

Generation and Self-Consumption, the Path to Clean Energy in Argentina — Global Issues

Generation and Self-Consumption, the Path to Clean Energy in Argentina — Global Issues

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Aerial view of the 5000 square meter roof full of solar panels, in one of the pavilions of La Rural, the busiest fair and exhibition center in Buenos Aires. It is the largest private solar park in the capital of Argentina and required an investment of almost one million dollars….

The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region — Global Issues

The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region — Global Issues

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A riverside park in Boa Vista, which would probably disappear with the construction of the Bem Querer hydroelectric plant, 120 kilometers downstream on the Branco River. The projection is that the reservoir would flood part of the capital of the state of Roraima, in the extreme north of Brazil. CREDIT:…

Digital Treatment of Genetic Resources Shakes Up COP15 — Global Issues

Digital Treatment of Genetic Resources Shakes Up COP15 — Global Issues

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The executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, highlighted on Friday Dec. 16 the results of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and fair benefit sharing at an event during COP15 in the Canadian city of Montreal. But the talks have not reached an…

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

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

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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…

Experts Seek Appropriate Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution — Global Issues

Experts Seek Appropriate Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution — Global Issues

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Female workers sort out plastic bottles for recycling in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. New initiatives were launched at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) to reduce plastic pollution. Credit: Abir Abdullah/Climate Visuals Countdown by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service Kigali, Dec 13 (IPS) – Experts…

Egypt Racing to Supply Wind, Solar Energy to Greece, EU via Submarine Cables — Global Issues

Egypt Racing to Supply Wind, Solar Energy to Greece, EU via Submarine Cables — Global Issues

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Wind and solar energy are behind a major project to transport electricity from Egypt to Greece. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, December 01, 2022 Inter Press Service Cairo, Dec 01 (IPS) – As Europe braces for an unusual winter due to a global energy crisis, Greece is embarking…

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