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Jane Fonda under arrest again in US climate protest

Cyril Julien, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 09:47 AM

WASHINGTON, United States – Hollywood legend and activist Jane Fonda was arrested Friday in Washington protesting politicians' failure to address climate change. Read more »

Climate striker Greta Thunberg wins Swedish rights prize

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 25 04:28 PM

STOCKHOLM - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday won the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the "alternative Nobel Prize", the jury for the Swedish human rights prize said. Read more »

Pope Francis, Greta Thunberg blast world’s ‘weak’ climate action

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:10 AM

NEW YORK, United States—An angry and emotional Greta Thunberg berated older generations as she spoke before the United Nations Climate Action Summit Monday. Read more »

PH sending small team, no Cabinet members, to UN climate summit

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 01:00 AM

NEW YORK - The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has confirmed that the Philippine government will only send a handful of people to attend the United Nations Climate Action Summit. Read more »

UN secretary-general credits youth movement for climate-action momentum

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 01:33 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is encouraged to see teenagers at the forefront of the fight to save the planet. Read more »

'Millions' protest in youth-led global climate strike

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 02:41 PM

Masses of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change that teen activist Greta Thunberg said was "only the beginning," ahead of a United Nations youth summit she will participate in Saturday.   Read more »

Why Filipinos as young as 12 are planning to join this year’s ‘climate strike’

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 11:10 PM

Cedric Tuazon is just 12 years old, but while his classmates are spending their weekends sleeping in or watching K-Pop, he’s thinking of ways to help address environmental problems.  Read more »

Palace urges public to turn lights off on Earth Hour

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 09:38 PM

Malacañang on Saturday urged the public to take part in the commemoration of Earth Hour as it emphasized government's commitment to address climate change.  Read more »

Manage climate risks or face much more hunger by 2050, report says

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Nov 16 05:59 AM

The report aims to give governments and food-security groups, a clearer and more specific look at the threats they face, and better tools to deal with them.  Read more »

World leaders, 12-year-old plead for climate action at UN forum in Bonn

Mariette le Roux and Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 04:45 AM

World leaders descended on Bonn to re-energize climate negotiations hamstrung by America's rejection of the 2015 Paris Agreement.  Read more »