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Bill on plastic producers’ role on waste management is not enough, say green groups
EPR must be reinforced with regulations banning single-use plastics, adding the policy should focus on the reduction and minimization of wastes generated at source.
Green activists refute claims about “sustainability” of waste-to-energy incinerators
Environmental advocates on November 24 have debunked claims that waste-to-energy (WtE) incinerators will bring “sustainability” and “stability” to communities.
Groups hit energy policies, call for just transition to clean energy
The groups said the country’s policies and systems in the power sector “promote destructive and costly energy” but fail to protect the interest of the consumers.
Pope Francis lauds the youth for protecting the environment
“Don’t be afraid to criticize! We need your criticism. Many of you, for example, are critical of environmental pollution. We need this! Be free in criticism,” said the pontiff.
Two tributary creeks pose threat to Iloilo River rehabilitation
The Iloilo River, which was on the brink of being “biologically dead” a decade ago, is again teeming with marine life and biodiversity. Two tributary creeks – Dungon Creek and Calajunan Creek – threaten the health of the rest of the waterway, however.
Philippine solons push for climate justice mechanism
The resolution, which is first of its kind in Southeast Asia and the Global South, recognized that there is an “urgency to craft and adopt a PGND for a just and green economic recovery and a historic break from systemic crises and injustices.”
What’s next after COP26: Notes, observations, promises
For Filipino delegates at COP26, their pursuit for climate justice will continue in their respective campaigns in the coming months
Green group hails efforts pushing for higher ambition on RE transition
The Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) praised the filing of a resolution in the House of Representatives seeking for an elaborate public discussion on the country’s RE potentials.
The water turns dark where the river meets the sea in Cagayan
“We are against the way dredging is being implemented. It is irresponsible… We are against the deception and the lies that will hasten the dredging operation."
‘Nothing but an emission of hot air’
Pope Francis said the world needs “a new ecological approach that can transform our way of dwelling in the world"
