CCC urged to submit Philippines’ climate pledge to Paris Agreement
A measure has been filed at the House of Representatives urging the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to submit the Philippines’ pledge to the Paris Agreement to help address climate emergency and drive the country towards sustainable pandemic recovery.
CCC vows to fast-track PH commitment to Paris climate agreement
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has vowed to exert its utmost efforts to finalize expeditiously the Philippines’ commitment to the Paris agreement to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Challenges for Asean
Region needs to build a stronger foundation with a focus on the green economy, new approaches to tourism and a greater commitment to free trade.
Chevron Singapore Launches Caltex Carbon Offset Programme
Chevron Singapore Pte. Ltd., which markets the Caltex® retail brand in Singapore, has launched the Caltex Carbon Offset Programme, the first voluntary carbon offset programme for its Caltex service stations in Singapore. Integrated into CaltexGO, Caltex’s mobile payment app, customers enrolled in the Caltex loyalty programme can choose to opt-in and use their loyalty points […]
Chinese mega-dams drying up the Mekong, stifling the Laotian economy
Hydroelectric dam building in China and Laos is increasingly damaging the Mekong River, which has the world’s most important freshwater fishery.
Cities are at the heart of our journey to net zero. Here’s why
The world is at a critical juncture. Never has there been a moment where businesses, energy consumers and governments – from Canada to China – are aligning on a common vision like this: a road to net-zero emissions.
Cleaning the economy
Bringing the economy back on track for normal growth is necessary, but may be insufficient if the government does not direct growth in a cleaner manner. Power generation and industries that play a major role in driving the Thai economy need to be seriously adjusted to meet growing demand for environmentally friendly operations aimed at […]
Climate advocate calls for ban coal-fired plants to extend to pending projects
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) needs to expand its moratorium on coal-fired power plants to include more facilities, including those that have secured prior approval and those that are under construction, an environment policy expert said.
Climate calamities will make Asia’s poorest people poorer—UN
On 8 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the middle of the Philippines, taking more than 6,300 civilian lives and displacing four million residents. With food prices surging, livelihoods ruined, and homes lost, the storm—one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded—pushed more than a million more Filipinos into poverty in an already poor country. CARBON […]
Climate change action may seem ‘optional’ or ‘too expensive’ amid COVID-19 economic fallout: UK Ambassador to ASEAN
SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic has “upended” many renewable energy plans in 2020, and there is a risk that people may see clean energy or climate change action as “optional” or “too expensive or difficult”, said UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jon Lambe.