Climate change continues to be a pressing issue due to several reasons like deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and industrial farming practices among others. The agriculture industry suffers the most from climate change which is why technological advancements were made to make farming more...
Greenhouse gases from cars and factories are some of the main factors that contribute to global warming. But there’s another source of emission that’s not given enough attention but is equally important: food waste. Around one-third of food produced around the world goes to waste. The...
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and the Philippine Energy Independence Council (PEIC) have been reinforcing calls to step up the country’s energy self-sufficiency, albeit with caution that technology deployments must lean on cleaner resources to align such goal with the...
Jonjon Sarmiento, more popularly known as Farmer Jon, is a community organizer, volunteer manager of the SALIKA Farmers Cooperative, and sustainable agriculture farmer and advocate. Aside from running Kuatro MariaS Agriecology Farm in Oriental Mindoro, he also launched Padyak Touro: Krisis sa Klima...
Echoing ‘code red’ alarm on the escalated global warming, leading renewable energy developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is reinforcing calls for the country to accelerate its energy mix transition to cleaner energy technologies -- primarily renewable energy and the electrification of...
Lopez-owned company Therma One Transport Corporation (TOTC), which is a business unit of the group’s engineering and construction firm First Balfour, will be venturing into electric vehicles – primarily the deployment of high-tech and zero-emission electric buses that will initially be used as...
Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. It’s worth around $2,000 per pound and is traditionally used in medicines and perfumes. But to the 19,000 families in Pampore, India, saffron farming has been their source of livelihood throughout generations. Popularly known as “saffron...
Global carbon emissions reaching an all-time high in 2018 have led climate experts to believe this will lead to catastrophic warming by 2100 or before. Some experts suggest that carbon farming techniques that extract carbon dioxide from the air and store it in soil can combat the threat of climate...
Seaweeds have long since become a source of nutrients and food. But research shows that seaweeds can play a crucial role in combating climate change and ocean pollution. Unlike most plants, seaweed doesn't need to be fertilized because it gets all the nutrients it needs from the ocean water....
Real estate firm NEO, has renewed its power supply agreement (PSA) with Aboitiz Power Corporation for the delivery of renewable energy-sourced electricity to the former’s high-end property developments in Fort Bonifacio Global City. As highlighted by NEO President and CEO Raymond Rufino, sourcing...
The power investment unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is taking steps into cementing a pathway that will pare the carbon footprints of its projects and business operations. Alongside recent announcement that it will be dropping its previously blueprinted 1,500 megawatts...
Climate change has been affecting food production for decades. A new study discovered that more than a fifth, or 21 percent, of global food output growth has been lost due to climate change since the 1960s. These numbers are equal to losing the last seven years of productivity growth. ...
