Environment
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
COP26 begins as countries plan future actions on climate change
November 1, 2021, 5:39 pm
GLASGOW, Britain – The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. As the first conference after the five-year review cycle under the Paris Agreement inked in 2015, delegates are… Read More
DOF chief to highlight PH agenda at COP26 climate change summit
October 31, 2021, 4:46 pm
GLASGOW – Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III will lead the Philippine delegation to the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in this city, where world leaders and other decision makers will gather starting Sunday to determine how to… Read More
UN climate conference in Glasgow to bring over 100 global leaders
October 31, 2021, 3:14 pm
GLASGOW – More than 100 heads of states and governments from all over the world, including US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, will take part in the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26), to begin in Glasgow on Sunday. In the run-up to the conference,… Read More
Cops to intensify crackdown vs. environment destroyers
October 28, 2021, 2:04 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday vowed to continue working with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in going after perpetrators of acts that destroy the environment. PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, made the statement following separate… Read More
PH moves to institutionalize carbon pricing instrument
October 27, 2021, 8:14 pm
MANILA – Studies instituting an appropriate carbon pricing instrument (CPI) are ongoing as the Philippines helps combat climate change. The Office of Department of Finance (DOF) spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Paola Alvarez said the country currently does not have a carbon taxing plan… Read More
Hollow promises must end, says UN as world on track to warm 2.7°C
October 27, 2021, 2:06 pm
WASHINGTON – The world is on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century, according to a report, with the UN chief saying world leaders can still work for a greener future. "The era of half measures and hollow promises must end," said Antonio Guterres in opening… Read More
PH starts capacity building, foundations vs. climate change
October 26, 2021, 7:58 pm
MANILA – Developed countries have yet to deliver on the promised USD100 billion climate change financing to developing countries but the Philippine government has started capacity building and policy foundations to easily implement its programs. In a virtual pre-26th United Nations Climate… Read More
DENR mulls allowing more tourists in Boracay Island
October 22, 2021, 7:46 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking into the possibility of increasing Boracay Island's carrying capacity so more people can visit this world-famous tourist destination. Boracay's carrying capacity at present is about 19,000 people daily but it's time… Read More
