A non-government organization Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) has launched a free online platform designed to help stakeholders track and expand rooftop solar technologies across the Philippines. Unveiled at an event on Tuesday, July 15, the platform, named SPECTRUM (Solar Power...
To advance climate-resilient, sustainable cities in the Philippines, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is urging the government to put in place an integrated and centralized framework that would attract green private investments. "The Philippines faces several...
Climate Reality Project branches from across the globe joined forces in Singapore for a four-day workshop on climate finance tracking and campaigning. The goal? To ensure developing countries receive the resources they desperately need to combat climate change. Organized by The Climate...
Transitioning toward renewable energy (RE) and away from fossil fuels, the largest contributor to climate change, may be the greatest gift we can offer the planet during and beyond Philippine Environment Month. A study published in the journal Earth System Science Data revealed that emissions from...
‘When Is Now?’ is a platform of stories, poems, photography, and other art forms that aim to spread awareness on climate crisis and demand climate justice Young Climate Reality Leaders shared their experiences in engaging with various communities and critical decision-makers as part of climate...
Air pollution in the Philippines is responsible for the premature deaths of at least 66,000 people every year and the loss in the country's economic growth, a joint report released by a climate think tank and a climate research organization showed. According to the report published by Institute for...
The Philippines' negligence of air quality is causing more deaths and losses of about $87.6 billion annually, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). 45000 “Air quality is not an abstract issue. Air pollution...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) showed its steadfast commitment to the United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goal to make cities and communities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. (DOST) The DOST through the Niche Centers in the Regions (NICER) for Research and...
Two cities in Metro Manila--Marikina and Parañaque-- were recently named as among the environmentally sustainable cities in the Southeast Asian region. SUSTAINABLE CITIES--Secretary Noel Rodriguez from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN (third from left) receives the award,...
Here's what goes behind the seams of the brand's latest offering. Sustainability and technology have been at the core of Uniqlo. Through the years, the Japanese retail giant has formulated ways of designing clothes in a much greener sense, from maximizing its resources to minimizing its use of...
