Plastic pollution is causing irreparable damage to ecosystems, affecting human health, and contributing to the climate crisis. However, due to how ingrained plastics, especially single-use plastics, are into our economic activities, phasing them out will be an arduous challenge. This is evident as...
Major economies such as India, Brazil and Russia face "cascading" crises driven by climate change such as food insecurity, energy shortages and civil unrest, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Firefighters try to control a forest fire in Louchats, south-western France, on July 17, 2022. THIBAUD...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga on Thursday, July 21, vowed to protect indigenous species and respond to climate emergency. DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga (DENR PHOTO) “e need to combat the climate emergency...
The Marcos administration will continue pursuing a whole-of-nation approach in mitigating climate risks, committing the Philippines to be at the forefront of global climate action, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. At a recent G20 high-level breakfast discussion on climate change mitigation,...
The Climate Reality Project Philippines is joining a growing chorus of voices asking “When” and demanding “Now” from world leaders meeting during the 27 th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Murals were...
SUVA, Fiji -- Vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on climate change Thursday, while stressing a commitment to democracy and the "rules-based" international order in the face of growing Chinese regional influence. Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama (3rd-R) meets...
BORDEAUX, France - France and Britain were set to suffer soaring temperatures on Wednesday, with a heatwave in Western Europe fuelling wildfires across vast stretches of forestland. A silhouette of a firefighter standing in the forest is pictured during a wildfire at Casais do Vento in Alvaiazere...
Climate change is not fair. It is unjust. Those who contribute the least to this problem suffer the most from its impacts. Case in point: young people whose contributions to climate change are almost negligible but are living through intense typhoons, extreme temperatures, and other climate...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is seeking to enhance the resiliency and adaptability of Filipino farmers to climate change and equipping them for climate-sensitive decision-making and providing access to localized weather and climate information. The proposed law, to be known as...
The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have forged a partnership that aims to curb climate change and boost the two countries' agricultural cooperation under the administration of President Marcos, who will temporarily head the Agriculture Department. The Department of Foreign Affairs...
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of life—from health and livelihood to education, mobility, food systems, and many more. Society, however, became more inattentive to environmental and climate-related issues. To bring the focus back to addressing the intersectional problems we...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. highlighted during his inaugural address Thursday, June 30, the famous wind farm project in Ilocos Norte as being his handiwork. (Photos from Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos brought up the project while as he tackled environmental sustainability in his...
