Kanlaon Volcano (Phivolcs file photo) Occasional ash emissions continued at Kanlaon Volcano, with two events recorded during the 24-hour period from 12 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, to 12 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin...
This screenshot shows the ash emission from the summit of Kanlaon Volcano that occurred from 11:37 a.m. to 11:48 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. The event generated a dark 1,200-meter-tall plume that resulted in ashfall over the south and southwest sectors. Alert Level 3 remains in effect....
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Kanlaon Volcano again emitted dark ash plumes at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, following its explosive eruption on Dec. 9. The ash plume rose to about 1.2 kilometers and drifted northwest, affecting communities in...
Kanlaon Volcano (Phivolcs file photo) Gas and ash emissions have continued at Kanlaon Volcano a week after its explosive eruption on Dec. 9, based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) monitoring report on Monday, Dec. 16. In the past 24 hours, Phivolcs observed weak,...
Activists participate in a demonstration against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate...
As genuine sustainability will eventually determine winners and losers across businesses and nations, the companies and organizations in the Philippines that have been leading the climate action via the Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA) are targeting to institutionalize a science-based and credible...
The Philippines' move towards renewable energy is expected to cause less disruption in electricity prices compared to other Southeast Asian countries, a study conducted by Oxford Economics showed. In a report, Oxford Economics said that the increase in energy prices in the Philippines during its...
The average person emits four tons of carbon dioxide annually, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research states, but certain high-profile individuals, notably those excessively using private jets, were said to emit a thousand times more. UK-based sustainability marketing agency Yard...
The Paris-headquartered International Energy Agency (IEA) indicated that while positive developments were attained at the COP28 Climate Change Summit, the commitments from more than 100 countries might still not be enough to put the world on track to the 1.5°C global warming limit cast in the...
DUBAI, UAE – Raising warning that current policies and ‘business-as-usual’ development business models have been catapulting the planet’s tumble into ‘crash and burn’ with 3.0-degree Celsius temperature rise, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres sent a clear message to all...
A forbidding ‘moment of truth’ will confront the oil and gas industry at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) Climate Change Summit in Dubai, as this is the main sector being pressed for radical reduction in carbon emissions so it can keep pace with the 1.5 °C global temperature rise...
Bolder steps and accelerated actions are required to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 43% onward to 2030 so the world can keep pace with keeping global temperature rise within the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, being the holy grail of the Paris Agreement, according to a new report released by the...
