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 …
MANILA— Are the world leaders prepared to galvanize strong action on climate change? In about three months from now, all eyes are on Morocco for the next international climate summit, also known as the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22). Last year’s meeting in Paris was considered as a huge 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 …
Ministers and senior leaders from the world’s vulnerable countries say a low temperature target is the best bet in protecting the lives of millions of people, especially those from poorer, small nations, whose survival is threatened by climate change. The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an informal grouping of 43 developing Read More …
By Imelda Visaya-Abano ON Wednesday (July 20), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has invited leaders from all countries to attend a special event at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 to secure early entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Paris Read More …
By Purple Romero An environmental lawyer – who helped stop the indiscriminate dumping of coal ash by a coal-fired power plant (CFPP), citing its negative effects on health – said the Department of Health (DOH) must conduct a health audit of all 19 existing coal-fired power plants to help Read More …