The Klima 101: A Climate Change Guidebook for Philippine Journalists was released on September 17, 2016 coinciding with this year’s 40th Anniversary of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ) during its general assembly at the Philippine Coconut Authority Auditorum. Climate change is a complex issue and this guidebook aims to Read More …
Oceana senior advisor Alexandra Cousteau, who is visiting the Philippines on Aug. 29 to Sept. 11, will meet with Cebu local officials, civil society, business leaders and media to help promote Oceana’s campaigns against the twin bane of uncontrolled coastal development and illegal fishing in the country’s fragile marine ecosystems. Read More …
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities today urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to hasten the adoption of net-metering across the country and empower consumers to displace fossil-fuel electricity generation. The ERC held public consultations today on proposed amendments to the country’s net-metering program, officially known as Resolution No. Read More …
By Heherson T. Alvarez With the Philippines having officially participated officially for the past two decades since the first Conference of Parties – COP1 in Berlin until COP21 in Paris – where the global deal was forged, it is now incumbent on our government to hold a national consultation Read More …
Today, March 23, 2016 will be a historic moment for the Philippines as it launches its first micro-satellite into space. The microsatellite known as DIWATA-1, weighs approximately 50 kilograms, was turned over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) by the officials of the Department of Science and Technology Read More …
By Yeb Saño Former chief climate negotiator of the Philippines When governments were scrambling in the dying days of the COP21 climate summit in Paris to forge a new climate agreement, Typhoon Melor (Nonoy) was approaching the Philippines, again quite uncharacteristically a few days before Christmas. As the world politicians Read More …