It 's one of the most impactful climate decisions we make, and we make it multiple times a day. The UN estimates about a third of the world 's greenhouse gas emissions, the main driver of climate change, come from food. That pollution can come from several links in the food supply chain:...
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...
Growing up, I witnessed my father farming a small parcel of land my grandfather had entrusted to him. It was in the year 2021 that I first discovered hydroponics, the modern way of farming. Growing up, I witnessed my father farming a small parcel of land my grandfather had entrusted to him. It was...
ILOILO CITY – South Korea recently inspected a greenhouse project at the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC) here. Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 Regional Director Dennis Arpia said First Secretary Lee Jeoung Bin of the South Korean...
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...
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...
An ASEAN carbon farming consortium established by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) aims to give incentives to farmers who adopt technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas that comes from farming. SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, June 29, reaffirmed her strong stance toward protecting the nation’s green environment as she underscored the significance of pursuing a more science and knowledge-based approach in striking a balance between the environment and economy. As...
New Zealand will partner with the Philippines on improving Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories and measurement capabilities. The New Zealand Embassy in Manila on Monday announced that its foreign affairs and primary industries ministries selected the Philippines as one of the six countries it would...
Ayala-led Globe has been ramping up its shift to renewable energy (RE) technologies with the latest addition of its Iloilo facility in its portfolio of green energy users. Following this switch on energy usage, the company indicated that 25 of its facility-sites are now powered by clean energy –...
TUBA, Benguet – A farmers’ cooperative here has received two vegetable greenhouses with solar-powered drip irrigation and fertigation system worth P1.5 million courtesy of the Department of Agrarian Reform-Cordillera and DAR-Benguet. DAR-Cordillera Director Samuel Solomero said the Taloy Farmers...
It is time to put more serious thought on why you, your neighbor and your friends should shift to electric or hybrid vehicles. Or why commuters should expect more government action to encourage motorists to drive green vehicles. First, a review on why: “Burning fossil fuels like gasoline and...
