News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Decarbonization, the Southeast Asian Way

Johanna Son* | Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Sep 27 11:25 PM

COVID-19 is adding to the vulnerabilities that Southeast Asia faces from climate change. Read more »

PH pushed to be key player in $17-B intl bamboo industry

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:13 PM

Bamboo is used in construction, while its fiber can be used by other industries like paper, charcoal, and textile or clothes. Read more »

Bank of China pledges to end funding for foreign coal mining and power plants

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 26 08:44 AM

Bank of China is the first state-owned commercial bank to make such a pledge after President Xi Jinping's recent speech to the UN. The Chinese leader promised the country would stop building overseas coal-fired plants. Read more »

Elton John kicks off world-spanning gigs for climate, vaccines

Eric Randolph, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 07:46 AM

A 'once-in-a-generation' global music event kicked off on Saturday with pop megastars BTS and Elton John launching Global Citizen Live -- 24 hours of shows around the world to raise awareness on climate change, vaccine equality and famine. Read more »

Pop royalty in 24-hour, world-spanning gigs for causes

Eric Randolph, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 11:36 PM

Global Citizen Live, a series of concerts in London, Rio, Sydney and beyond, will be broadcast globally from 1700 GMT for a full 24 hours. Read more »

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in lab-grown meat startups

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 04:32 AM

Alternative meat advocates characterize such ventures as a critical component of addressing climate change. Read more »

PH must hold fossil fuel firms accountable: Greenpeace

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 03:12 PM

Greenpeace said President Rodrigo Duterte should also cancel approved coal projects that remain unbuilt, saying doing otherwise would render his climate plan 'insignificant.' Read more »

PH aims to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 75% by 2030

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 09:24 AM

Duterte said a moratorium on the construction of new coal power plants has been issued, as well as a "directive" to explore nuclear-energy options. Read more »

Biden: US not seeking ‘Cold War’, as he vows to lead

Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 22 08:04 AM

Biden and Xi Jinping made major new pledges on climate change, raising hope that the world's two largest emitters and polluters can bring progress. Read more »

Xi to UN: China to stop funding coal projects overseas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 04:56 AM

Addressing the UN General Assembly, Xi made the promise as he vowed to accelerate efforts to help the world battle the climate crisis. Read more »

UN says world likely to miss climate targets

Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 06:47 PM

The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said on Thursday. Read more »

Gov't urged to step up in protecting environment defenders

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:33 PM

A Greenpeace official said Wednesday that protecting the environment relies on the collective strength of the people who believe in their work. Read more »

Investor group sets tough climate blueprint for Big Oil

Ron Bousso and Simon Jessop, Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 06:49 PM

Investors managing more than $10 trillion on Wednesday published an ambitious blueprint for energy companies seeking to tackle climate change. Read more »

Pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 05:09 PM

Ending the use of coal - the most polluting fossil fuel - for power production has been a key focus for climate change activists. Read more »

US, EU make diplomatic push to cut planet-warming methane emissions

Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:31 AM

The United States and the European Union are making a joint diplomatic push to get countries to commit to cut methane emissions over the next decade, ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in November, according to documents seen by Reuters. Read more »

More evacuations as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:51 PM

Two more Andalusian towns were evacuated on Sunday morning as Spain sent in military backup to tackle a wildfire that continued to rage. Read more »

Hurricane Ida death toll in Louisiana climbs to 26

Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 05:15 PM

Louisiana's death toll from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 on Wednesday after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans. Read more »

Melting glaciers in Greenland observed

Hannibal Hanschke, Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 03:08 PM

Melting glacier ice is pictured at the west coast close to Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday. Read more »

Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns

Bruno Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 03:45 AM

Such levels were last seen a decade ago before Bolsonaro took office. Read more »

Hurricane Ida remnants hit northeast US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 01:10 PM

The remnants of Hurricane Ida wreaked further havoc as it moved up the northeastern United States, causing tornadoes and significant flooding, including in New York City. Read more »