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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 19, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 01:21 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Elon Musk says the planet needs more oil ... and babies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 08:33 PM

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has fathered 10 children, said on Monday the world needs to "make more babies" -- and keep digging for oil. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 2, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 12:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Marcos says PH 'needs to look' at sustainable energy: Danish envoy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 04:08 PM

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. underscored the 'need to look' at renewable energy in a meeting with Denmark's ambassador. Read more »

Singil sa kuryente tataas pa: ERC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 07:52 PM

Kinumpirma ng Energy Regulatory Commission na lalo pang tataas ang singil sa kuryente sa mga susunod na buwan. Read more »

EU leaders tackle escape route from Russian fossil fuels

Kate Abnett, Reuters
Posted at Mar 10 08:40 PM

European Union leaders will tackle ways to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuels on Thursday and debate how quickly to do so. Read more »

Only 9% of plastic waste recycled worldwide: OECD

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 05:53 AM

A new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report found that 460 million tonnes of plastics were used in 2019. Read more »

Here's why PH needs to prioritize energy transition

BrandNews
Posted at Feb 07 09:17 AM

Shifting faster from fossil fuels to renewable energy can save vulnerable communities from the catastrophic effects of climate change. Read more »

Renewables to improve PH energy security, affordability

BrandNews
Posted at Jan 20 09:00 AM

Renewables can improve the country's energy security, lower electricity rates, and generate more jobs locally. Read more »

Why is electricity in PH expensive and unreliable?

BrandNews
Updated as of Dec 27 04:55 PM

Despite regular power outages and high prices of electricity, why does coal remain the lead source of energy in the country? Read more »

Sinking Tuvalu laments watered down U.N. Glasgow climate pact

James Redmayne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 04:34 PM

The South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is disappointed with the outcome of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, fearing it will fail to hold back global warming and worsen the threat of rising sea levels facing low lying countries. Read more »

Asian Development Bank proposes ending financing for coal-fired power plants

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 09:52 PM

MANILA - The Asian Development Bank will stop financing new coal power plants under a draft energy policy released Friday that was cautiously welcomed by environmental groups. Read more »

US 'proud to be back' in climate fight, Kerry tells leaders

Bart H. Meijer, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 11:18 PM

The United States is "proud to be back" in international efforts to slow climate change, Washington's new special climate envoy John Kerry told a summit of leaders on Monday. Read more »

G20 countries still backing fossil fuels through COVID-19 response

Thin Lei Win, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 10 09:01 AM

The G20 major economies are "moving in the wrong direction" in response to the coronavirus pandemic by using stimulus spending to support industries and companies that rely heavily on planet-warming fossil fuels, researchers said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 03:26 PM

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. Read more »

Tree-planting rush overlooks climate benefits from natural forest recovery

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 24 04:26 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Leaving cleared tropical forests to regrow naturally has the potential to absorb a quarter of global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels each year, researchers said on Wednesday. Read more »

CO2 makes trees live fast and die young: study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 09 10:58 AM

LONDON - Trees that grow quickly die younger, risking a release of carbon dioxide that challenges forecasts that forests will continue to be a "sink" for planet-warming emissions, scientists said Tuesday. Read more »

Cooperate on climate or 'we will be doomed': UN chief

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 04:06 AM

LONDON - World powers must pull together and retool their economies for a green future or humanity is "doomed", UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, telling AFP that failure to control the coronavirus pandemic illustrates the danger of disunity. Read more »

Unilever to cut carbon footprint in cleaning items

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 06:41 PM

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday unveiled a one-billion-euro plan to remove fossil fuels in the production of cleaning and laundry products which have experienced soaring demand from coronavirus-fearing consumers.   Read more »

Global warming makes tropical soils leak CO2: study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 06:08 AM

Tropical forest soil warmed in experiments to levels consistent with end-of-century temperature projections released 55 percent more CO2 than control plots, exposing a previously underestimated source of greenhouse gas emissions, researchers reported Wednesday. Read more »