One out of three households in the country, amounting to approximately 10 million households nationwide, now own at least one bicycle, according to the latest survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). A significant increase from the past two years, with 7.3 million cyclists recorded in...
NEW YORK — Climate campaigner Lidy Nacpil made history as the only Filipino and civil society leader to speak at the UN Climate Ambition Summit here on Sept. 20 where she called on world governments "to take decisive bold actions for a rapid, equitable transition out of fossil fuels...
SINGAPORE – Multinational energy giant Shell is targeting to expand its nature-based solutions (NBS) proposition both to corporate-clients and individual customers that have been batting for carbon offset in their fuel usage. In an interview here, Shell Pilipinas Corporation Vice President for...
President Marcos said the government must build flood control infrastructures that are multi-functional to lessen flooding impacts in communities and agriculture areas. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Stressing that the impacts of climate change have...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has urged the Senate to expedite the passage into law of the proposed Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting Systems (PENCAS) Act to help guide the government integrate environmental inputs and outputs into national income accounts to help the...
As part of her advocacy in helping create a cleaner and more sustainable world, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay went to Melbourne, Australia to attend one of the world's premiere forums on climate change and promoting the use of clean energy in other cities and countries around the globe. Binay was...
As the extraction and processing of natural resources cause half of global emissions and over 90 percent of biodiversity loss according to the United Nations, shifting to a circular economy is essential to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to set up the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) as part of the region's efforts to combat climate change. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos...
This photograph taken on August 22, 2023, shows burnt sunflowers in a field during a heat wave in the suburbs of Puy Saint Martin village, southeastern France, on August 22, 2023, where the temperature reached 43°centigrade. (AFP) PARIS, France -- 2023 is likely to be the...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to call on developing countries to strengthen their commitment to climate action, saying climate change continues to threaten a country’s progress. Photo...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday, Sept. 4, announced that she was named a member of the advisory committee of the prestigious COP28 or 2023 UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her advocacy in promoting climate change awareness and sustainability...
Youth leaders and faculty members of Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) in Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte pledged their commitment to pave the way for a low-carbon, plastic-free, and climate-resilient university community. The commitment was made during the two-day session of...
