JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Global climate change progresses significantly faster than expected and rapid intervention is required to reduce the damage, found a new study released on Thursday. In the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of...
Photo by Photo Collections from Pexels. Mere rock dust could help save humanity. A study from the UK found that dispersing rock dust on farmlands could capture up to 45% of the carbon dioxide that is required to help the UK achieve its net-zero target by 2050. Rocks are able to absorb carbon...
CAGAYAN – Cops here have shown their support to addressing the problems caused by climate change by planting trees in designated areas in the province. Photo from Cagayan PNP via Liezle Inigo On Thursday (May 19), the Cagayan Police Provincial Office again conducted a tree planting activity...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. It has been established that cattle burps, as silly as it sounds, are massive contributors to climate change. When cattle release gas from their body, they also release methane, which is the second most prominent greenhouse gas. Technology to monitor methane emission...
EDITORS DESK The next administration is starting to form its identity, which can be gleaned from the chosen members of the Cabinet. Environment groups and advocates are waiting with bated breath to see who will be placed in various departments that would oversee the protection and sustainable...
Plastic is the inescapable material that wraps or makes up almost everything we buy—plastic utensils, balloons, shampoo bottles, even the packaging of our favorite chips. It’s highly likely that every single person has used a plastic bag, a plastic straw, plastic containers, and other forms of...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he will pursue building climate-resilient homes for families moving away from disaster-prone coastal municipalities should he win in the upcoming presidential elections. Under a possible Lacson administration, the senator...
An expert, on Saturday, April 30, urged the public to partake in addressing the worsening climate crisis, adding that there is no other better time to act than now. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Scientist I Dr. Marcelino Villafuerte warned...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) will invest in BDO Unibank, Inc.’s sustainability bond sale that aims to help finance marine and ocean-based projects while supporting the country’s climate goals. In a statement, IFC said on Friday, April 29, that the World Bank Group unit will subscribe...
PARIS, France -- Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans, raising the threat of another pandemic, researchers warned Thursday. There are currently at least 10,000 viruses...
The science is clear – we are in a climate crisis. We have been for decades, yet we continue living as if we are not in an emergency. Progress toward climate change mitigation and adaptation remains frustratingly slow, displaying an utter lack of urgency toward the crisis we’re in. The recent...
Senatorial candidate Dr. Minguita Padilla has said she is in favor of adopting better climate change policies and teaching good manners and right conduct (GMRC) to children, but she is opposed to the criminalization of abortion and lowering the age of criminal liability. If elected senator, Dr....
