In an open letter to the Philippine delegates to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, various civil society organizations in the country recommended the inclusion of Agroecology on the agenda to address the ongoing...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will call the attention of economic leaders on the response the region must take amid challenges on food security, energy, and climate change during his participation in the 8th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Thailand next week. President Ferdinand...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- World leaders gathered Monday for climate talks in Egypt facing pressure to deepen cuts in emissions and financially back developing countries already devastated by the effects of rising temperatures. The UN's COP27 climate summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh...
The Philippines has warned against “a critical juncture” that the world currently stands on as it keeps on failing to address the threats of climate change. Ahead of the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a statement...
Dingdong Dantes recently called for more vigilance and action relating to climate change. On Twitter, he shared Renee Karunungan Edwards’ posts discussing the impacts of climate change. Dingdong said Renee shared many “important insights.” “At this point, it should be clear to everyone that...
A World Bank economist has signaled the urgency of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in order to shield the Philippine economy from slower growth that could bring about higher economic and human costs to the needy and marginalized sectors. Souleymane Coulibaly, World Bank lead...
Since 2019, St. Joseph's Academy of Las Piñas (SJA) has been the Global Lead School in the collaborative international youth program # Decarbonize organized by the Centre for Global Education and TakingItGlobal based in Canada. #Decarbonize seeks to gather the voices and opinions of youth...
Following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm "Paeng" that took the province of Maguindanao by surprise, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged the threats of climate change. During a situational briefing he presided in the province on Tuesday, Nov. 1, Marcos realized how unexpected the...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte appealed to international institutions of climate financing to support the climate action plans of cities around the globe to achieve their mitigation and adaptation solutions. The Quezon City government said on Saturday, Oct 29, that Belmonte and...
PARIS, France -- Whether they realised it or not, some 7.6 billion people -- 96 percent of humanity -- felt global warming's impact on temperatures over the last 12 months, researchers have said. But some regions felt it far more sharply and frequently than others, according to a report based on...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will attain net zero carbon emissions by 2050, in support of international agreements for climate action, including the Paris Agreement and the Glasgow Climate Pact, the flag carrier stated Friday, Oct. 28. Already, PAL is investing in an all-out carbon reduction program,...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Carbon neutrality goals are useless if not backed by action, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, stressing that the world cannot "afford any more greenwashing." "Commitments to net zero are worth zero without the plans, policies and actions to back...
