ON BPI’S COMMITMENT TO END COAL FINANCING
We call on BPI to innovate financial mechanisms to assist its clients in hastening the phase-out of their coal-fired power plants.
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Pro-environment group renews call for clean energy on Laudato Si’ Week
The benefits of renewable energy of affordable and reliable electricity, green jobs, clean power, and climate hope “are stark as ever today"
Nov
2022
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Mindanao diocese raises alarm as coal mining project starts
The Diocese of Marbel in the southern Philippines warned against a “brewing massive destruction” that might be brought by mining operations as a coal project in the area starts. “This coal mining operation will erase vast areas of agricultural lands, destroy the...
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2022
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Greenpeace warns coal import dependence to worsen energy security in Southeast Asia
Greenpeace warned that consumers will shoulder the high electricity costs resulting from fossil fuel import dependence
Jan
2022
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Catholic prelate calls for probe into typhoon-damaged coal storage facility operation in Cebu
ishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos urged the local government of Toledo City to “exercise its mandate to secure the safety of its residents” and conduct an immediate probe.
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Marcos Jr. urged to investigate ‘abduction’ of environmental defenders, political activists
Human rights groups challenged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to conduct an investigation into the alleged abduction and enforced disappearances of activists. The groups made the call after two young women environmental defenders revealed that they were abducted by...
Environmental defenders reveal they were ‘abducted’
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Philippines remains ‘worst place’ in Asia for environmental defenders
For 10 consecutive years, the Philippines has been identified by Global Witness as the “worst place in Asia” for environmental activists.
Pro-environment groups across Asia urge G20 leaders to act on climate crisis
Climate activists and communities from the Global South demanded debt relief, economic reform, and climate justice
Ecumenical bishops call to surface missing church worker, environmental defender
“We will not stop until our missing environmental defenders and other victims of enforced disappearances are surfaced.”