Climate change adaptation and mitigation needs to be placed at the heart of socioeconomic planning for the country to achieve its 2040 vision of eradicating extreme poverty, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. At the recent Philippine Environment Science Summit 2022,...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday. Global warming caused by humans, particularly...
In less than a month, a new administration will take the reins of the country. We would know by then the direction of the next president’s agenda, which will shape the future of this nation. As of the moment, there are still no announcements with regards to the environment team that will lead the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover -- a process called "greening" that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said Thursday. The research, published in Science, was based on 38 years of satellite...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo While working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), I have seen the extensive damage caused by super typhoon Yolanda in nine of the Philippines’ poorest provinces. I can never forget the first time I...
Members of the Philippine scientific community are calling for the next administration to prioritize and take urgent action on the climate emergency. With the impacts of climate change affecting more Filipinos year on year, the group is hoping for the climate emergency agenda to be part of the next...
On the last day of the 18th Congress’ third regular session Wednesday, June 1, the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2605 expressing the House’s sensibilities towards climate justice, The adoption by the lower chamber was praised by Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane...
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...
