Environment
Environmental workers concerned over discovery of dead ‘dugong’
November 17, 2021, 5:41 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Environment personnel in Sarangani have raised concern over the discovery of a dead sea cow or manatee (locally known as "dugong") on the shores of Kiamba town, Sarangani province on Tuesday night. Joy Ologuin, area superintendent of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape… Read More
P2-M reward for Iligan’s most efficient village in waste mgm’t
November 14, 2021, 6:59 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An incentive worth PHP2 million will be given by the local government of Iligan City to the barangay that can implement the most efficient solid waste management. During the "Kapehan sa Iligan" program streamed online on Sunday, Engr. Celso Layos, the officer-in-charge of… Read More
Glasgow Climate Pact agreed despite late change on coal use
November 14, 2021, 10:56 am
LONDON – The COP26 has concluded as all attending countries reached a new climate deal that will try and keep global warming at 1.5 C. The final agreement, Glasgow Climate Pact, came after long negotiations that continued until Saturday night as India intervened to change the language about coal… Read More
UN chief says climate crisis requires 'all hands on deck'
November 12, 2021, 6:23 pm
WASHINGTON – The worsening ravages of the climate crisis require all parties to act to prevent a looming catastrophe, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. "The climate action struggle requires all hands on deck. It is everyone’s responsibility," Guterres told delegates at the… Read More
US, China show rare agreement in climate change declaration
November 11, 2021, 7:58 pm
ISTANBUL – The pressing climate crisis has brought together global rivals China and the US in rare unity, with both pledging to use multilateral processes to avoid catastrophic impacts of the changing climate. The agreement was announced by China’s special envoy on climate Xie Zhenhua and… Read More
COP26 presidency releases draft agreement amid final Glasgow deal
November 10, 2021, 8:01 pm
ANKARA – The UK presidency of the 26th session of the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, on Wednesday published the first draft agreement of decisions that the summit parties will negotiate and issue on Friday at the end of the summit. The draft agreement that focuses on cutting… Read More
One-use plastics of pandemic contributing to massive ocean waste
November 10, 2021, 6:55 pm
CHICAGO, United States – A team of Chinese and American researchers have concluded that the coronavirus pandemic is driving a big dump of one-use plastics into the earth's oceans, coming mainly from hospitals. Researchers from the Nanjing University School of Atmospheric Sciences in China and… Read More
C. Visayas schools back campus-based biodiversity advocacy
November 9, 2021, 6:50 pm
CEBU CITY – The top education official in Central Visayas on Tuesday highlighted environmental preservation and conservation efforts in school campuses here as a way to inculcate care for the environment among public elementary and secondary school students. Department of Education… Read More
New global climate-smart food initiative seeks more partners
November 9, 2021, 5:37 pm
MANILA – The new 2021-2025 Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) global initiative is looking for more volunteer government and non-government partners that can help boost its bid for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations worldwide. Through its partners, AIM4C… Read More
Good climate action goals in COP26 need to be backed by results
November 9, 2021, 2:17 pm
GLASGOW, Scotland – Good intentions on climate action need to be backed by results in negotiations and short-term actions, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Monday. At the start of the second week of negotiations at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the… Read More
PH seeks seamless implementation of climate projects
November 8, 2021, 4:04 pm
GLASGOW – The Philippines has proposed that governments and multilateral development banks (MDBs) work closely together in addressing the transitional adjustments that might have to be undertaken by the concerned sectors to ensure the seamless implementation of climate-related projects on the… Read More
Countries that fail to meet climate vows face warning in 2023
November 8, 2021, 1:32 pm
GLASGOW, Scotland – Countries that fail to meet the climate commitments will receive warnings at the United Nations’ next climate summit slated for 2023, the head of International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an interview on the sidelines of the COP26… Read More
PH ETM facility to pioneer innovative model on clean energy shift
November 3, 2021, 7:15 pm
GLASGOW – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said here Wednesday the Philippines’ participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) facility will serve as an innovative model for other countries seeking to accelerate their shift to a “cleaner energy… Read More
World leaders make historic pledges on forests, methane emissions
November 3, 2021, 3:39 pm
GLASGOW, Scotland/JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – World leaders on Tuesday made remarkable pledges on real action at the COP26 summit to limit rising temperatures and support small island developing states (SIDS) and Africa to adapt to the changing climate. A wide range of announcements were made… Read More
DOE cites gov’t oversight in climate adaptation planning
November 3, 2021, 2:16 pm
GLASGOW – The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has underscored the need for strict government monitoring and guidance in climate adaptation planning because of their implications on national security and economic rights during the plenary session of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China… Read More
Expand APEC's environmental goods list to fight climate change
November 2, 2021, 7:36 pm
JAKARTA – Expanding the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) list of environmental goods will boost Asia-Pacific’s response to the urgency of adaptation to and mitigation of the global climate crisis and promote sustainability, an APEC Policy Support Unit policy brief said. The APEC list… Read More
PH showcasing Sustainable Finance Roadmap in COP26
November 2, 2021, 7:20 pm
GLASGOW – The Philippines will present its newly launched Sustainable Finance Roadmap before policymakers at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) being held here as a model for other emerging economies to incorporate climate and environmental factors in… Read More
Biden apologizes for Trump's Paris climate pact exit
November 2, 2021, 1:52 pm
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden apologized to the international community on Monday for his predecessor's decision to unilaterally withdraw the US from the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord. "I guess I shouldn’t apologize, but I do apologize for the fact the United States, the last… Read More
PH incurs $10-B losses due to climate-related hazards over 10 yrs
November 2, 2021, 1:27 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has incurred losses and damages estimated to reach PHP506.1 billion (about US$10 billion) from climate-related hazards over a decade, underscoring its extreme vulnerability to the climate crisis despite contributing only 0.3 percent of the planet’s total greenhouse gas… Read More
PH reiterates call for urgent global climate action
November 1, 2021, 5:58 pm
GLASGOW – The Philippines has amplified the call of developing nations for urgent action and results on the climate change commitments of developed countries ahead of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) that opened here Sunday. Prior to the COP26 meeting,… Read More
