Philippine groups mark ‘Mining Hell Week,’ hit plan to allow open-pit mining
The groups said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s new mining policy puts the already suffering communities in a much “hell-like” situation.
The groups said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s new mining policy puts the already suffering communities in a much “hell-like” situation.
CEED said Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd. “did not meet the standards set by the Department of Energy on its financial and technical capability”
Activist groups in the Philippines have warned the Asia Development Bank (ABD) that it will “once again be missing” the 1.5 degree Celsius climate goal if it will adopt its proposed energy policy.
The parish priest said the climate crisis "makes it clear that the use of coal and all other fossil fuels needs to end"
The proposed police allows the bank to continuously support and finance fossil gas projects