President-elect Bongbong Marcos has been invited by the Egyptian government to participate in the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP27. (Photos from Unsplash, BBM Media Bureau) This was relayed to the incoming Philippine leader Monday, June 13 by Ambassador Hmed Shehabeldin...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than conflict, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at a high-level security summit that has been dominated by geopolitical tensions. This weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue, which brings together...
A climate change mitigation report recently released by the United Nations confirmed that now, more than ever, immediate and deep cuts in emissions, combined with systemic and transformative actions across all sectors, are needed to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100. For the transport...
Climate change adaptation and mitigation needs to be placed at the heart of socioeconomic planning for the country to achieve its 2040 vision of eradicating extreme poverty, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the recent Philippine Environment Science Summit 2022,...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- Joe Biden sought Thursday to step up action on climate at an Americas summit with hopes for at least small progress with Brazil, whose far-right leader will hold a potentially tense meeting with the US president. Some two dozen leaders have descended on Los Angeles for...
PARIS, France -- Negotiators from almost 200 countries met in Germany Monday for climate talks tasked with reigniting momentum on tackling global warming, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadows the threat from rising emissions. The conference will set the stage for a fresh round of major...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday. Global warming caused by humans, particularly...
In less than a month, a new administration will take the reins of the country. We would know by then the direction of the next president’s agenda, which will shape the future of this nation. As of the moment, there are still no announcements with regards to the environment team that will lead the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover -- a process called "greening" that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said Thursday. The research, published in Science, was based on 38 years of satellite...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo While working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), I have seen the extensive damage caused by super typhoon Yolanda in nine of the Philippines’ poorest provinces. I can never forget the first time I...
Members of the Philippine scientific community are calling for the next administration to prioritize and take urgent action on the climate emergency. With the impacts of climate change affecting more Filipinos year on year, the group is hoping for the climate emergency agenda to be part of the next...
On the last day of the 18th Congress’ third regular session Wednesday, June 1, the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2605 expressing the House’s sensibilities towards climate justice, The adoption by the lower chamber was praised by Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane...
