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Algo: Green advocates oppose Aklan hydro project

ENVIRONMENTAL groups and activists voiced their opposition to the proposed 300-megawatt (MW) hydro power plant in Malay, Aklan by a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC).The Strategic Power Development Corporation claims that it would increase renewable energy (RE) capacity in ...

From today

Algo: Grading Duterte's climate and environmental legacy

AS THE presidency of Rodrigo Duterte comes to a close, it is time to look back into his legacy regarding advancing the climate and environment agenda. With the momentum for a transition away from pollutive, unsustainable industries growing globally as ...

From 4 days ago

Algo: What is net-zero: the Philippines versus climate change

THE rainy season has officially started in the Philippines. It is the time when climate change introduces itself yet again to many Filipinos, and most news outlets bother to mention it. With memories of Rolly and Ulysses still fresh in ...

From 23 days ago

Algo: No to sidesteps: avoiding natural gas

THE shift away from coal is gaining momentum in recent weeks. At the global level, the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan collectively agreed to halt funding of coal projects by the end of 2021, and phase ...

From 53 days ago

Algo: No to sidesteps: how to avoid fossil gas

THE shift away from coal is gaining momentum in recent weeks. At the global level, the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan collectively agreed to halt funding of coal projects by the end of 2021, and phase ...

From 56 days ago

Algo: Nature-based solutions must anchor the Philippines's climate action

THE importance of planetary health has never been more evident than today. Global and national actions are currently working on addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, both of which are traced to environmental neglect by human activities.Consequently, nature-based ...

From 94 days ago

Algo: The NDC: is the Philippines ready to fight climate change?

THE Philippines finally took a long-awaited step in its fight against the climate crisis.On April 15, nearly four years after ratifying the Paris Agreement, the country officially submitted its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), a self-determined pledge to reduce its greenhouse ...

From 105 days ago

Algo: Another year of missed chance for coal divestment

IT HAS been a year since the start of lockdowns in the Philippines due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the country is lagging behind in curbing the spread of the coronavirus, the crisis has brought on an increased awareness on ...

From 128 days ago

Algo: The resilience of indigenous peoples in the Covid-19 era

SINCE last year, the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected peoples in the Philippines. These socioeconomic impacts have only worsened the existing challenges facing the indigenous peoples and increasing their vulnerabilities.For the Dumagat-Remontados along the Sierra Madre, the lockdowns have severely ...

From 150 days ago

Algo: The case of meaningful, inclusive climate ambition in the Philippines

ON FEBRUARY 3, the Philippine government presented its second draft of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), a self-determined plan of long-term strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is intended to be our contribution towards efforts to limit global ...

From 176 days ago

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