The Angono, Rizal municipal government urged its residents to transition to cycling as part of its efforts at minimizing carbon emission in the city and help the people cope with the increasing prices of fuel. Photo from Angono LGU Angono, Rizal Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon led around 450 cyclists on a...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. As the world adapts to the worsening effects of climate change, the agriculture sector is exposed as one of the most vulnerable sectors, if not the most. According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, damages incurred due to natural disasters totaled P463...
Plastic pollution has been a problem since the ’60s when scientists discovered that plastic products have been accumulating in natural environments, especially in the oceans. Confronting the problem has been a challenge for government leaders, businesses, and scientists. To successfully end the...
The country’s ability to withstand the disastrous effects of natural calamities should be strengthened as these will occur more frequently and be more severe in the future due to the impact of climate change. ASec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV (second from right, second row), Office of Civil...
United States (US) Democrat Senator Edward Markey has called Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda his ‘’climate twin". Legarda made this revelation after she represented the Philippine Senate to a reception hosted by House Speaker Martin Romualdez to welcome the US Congressional...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda commended on Wednesday, Aug. 17 United States (US) President Joe Biden for signing into law a legislation addressing climate change. The law, according to Legarda, seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about one billion tons in 2030. The Inflation...
Soon, the famous Walled City of Intramuros in Manila may turn into a water world. This was the warning raised by the Intramuros Administration (IA) amid the adverse effects of climate change and the rapid urbanization in Metro Manila. Ramil B. Tibayan, head of the Cultural Properties Conservation...
The enactment of the Republic Act (RA) 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022, which seeks to make companies responsible for their plastic packaging, was lauded by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)....
PARIS, France -- The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according to research published Thursday that suggests climate models are underestimating the rate of polar heating. Pixabay The United Nations' climate science panel said in a...
GENEVE, Switzerland -- The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a ski resort said Thursday. A picture taken on July 30, 2022 shows crevasses on the Fee Glacier (German: Feegletscher) above the Swiss alpine...
The Quezon City government, in collaboration with the C40 Cities, has launched a new environmental initiative that will address the climate crisis in the city. Mayor Joy Belmonte led the Climate Action Implementation (CAI) program launching ceremony at the Novotel Manila in Araneta City, QC on...
Photo provided by Italy's Alpine Rescue on July 3, 2022 shows a general view of Marmolada Glacier in northern Italy. (Italy's Alpine Rescue/Handout via Xinhua) ROME, Italy -- More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental...
