NEW YORK — Climate campaigner Lidy Nacpil made history as the only Filipino and civil society leader to speak at the UN Climate Ambition Summit here on Sept. 20 where she called on world governments "to take decisive bold actions for a rapid, equitable transition out of fossil fuels...
PARIS, France -- Investment in cleaner energy is on the verge of overtaking spending on fossil fuels for the first time ever after exceeding $1 trillion last year, a report on Tuesday said. Despite the milestone, spending on energy transition technology must immediately triple to meet the target of...
Seriously considering moving away from fossil fuels for sustainability is a key step if the country wants to transform its economy, an official of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. The fossil fuel sector accounts for 35...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise one percent in 2022 to reach an all-time high, scientists said Friday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Emissions from oil, fuelled by the continuing rebound in...
BEIJING, China -- The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family. Pixabay Fossils dating back about six million years found in southwest China's Yunnan...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The UN chief on Friday launched an all-out attack on the fossil fuel industry, accusing it of having "humanity by the throat" and calling on leaders of the world's major economies to "end the age of fossil fuels." "The first duty of leadership is to protect people from...
WUHAN, China -- Researchers have discovered the partial skeleton of a previously unknown marine reptile recognizable as an ichthyosauromorph, which lived approximately 250 million years ago, according to the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Photo provided by the China University of...
An international environment organization is pressing the Philippine delegation to the United Nations (UN) climate talks to push for an urgent fossil fuel phaseout and hold companies that are big environment polluters accountable amid reports that the world is still lagging behind its goal to...
A Philippine-based climate justice advocacy group on Friday urged the governments of the United States, China and Japan to immediately end public and private funding for overseas coal projects and other fossil fuels. Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) The US, Japan, and China...
