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EU needs to recycle more to hit green energy goals: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 25 02:27 PM

Europe must act fast to secure supplies of crucial metals required for a green energy transition and its best bet is to recycle, a report said Monday. Read more »

Banks break pledges with fossil fuel billions: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 08:24 AM

Big banks continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into fossil fuel extraction, contradicting their pledges to cut the carbon emissions driving deadly climate change, a report said Friday. Read more »

Investors launch global standard for corporate climate lobbying

Simon Jessop, Reuters
Posted at Mar 14 08:28 AM

Investors stepped up pressure on corporate climate lobbying on Monday, launching a new 14-point action plan for companies to stick to or risk having their actions put to a shareholder vote. Read more »

US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes environmental case

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 09:51 AM

The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is to hear an environmental regulation case on Monday with potentially far-reaching implications for the Biden administration's fight against climate change. Read more »

URC taps renewable energy for Luzon facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 12:21 PM

Universal Robina Corp on Thursday said it signed deals to source renewable energy for its facilities in Luzon as part of its net zero goal by 2050. Read more »

Chemical pollution over Earth’s safe limit, study shows

Marc Preel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 01:31 AM

Chemicals and plastics are affecting biodiversity, piling additional stress on already stressed ecosystems. Read more »

Climate summit lands pledges to slash emissions from cars, planes, ships

Simon Jessop and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:45 PM

Driving, flying and shipping contribute nearly a quarter of the world’s manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

Advocates doubt Indonesia pledge to fighting climate change

Heru Asprihanto, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 10:03 PM

Indonesia's environment minister criticized a global plan to end deforestation by 2030 and cut carbon emissions as unfair. Read more »

Climate 'reality check': 2021 global CO2 emissions near record levels

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 08:22 AM

Global CO2 emissions caused mainly by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to pre-Covid levels, with China's share increasing to nearly a third of the total, according to an assessment published Thursday. Read more »

Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash methane emissions

Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Ilze Filks, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 05:22 PM

Methane is the main greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. It has a higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 but breaks down in the atmosphere faster. Read more »

Rich should pay for greater carbon footprint

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 02:18 PM

As rich people have a greater carbon footprint than the poor they should pay more tax to compensate, says a study by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) published ahead of the upcoming COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Read more »

Scientists 'potty train' cows to pee in designated area

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 14 11:01 AM

Scientists say they have successfully "potty trained" cows to urinate in a designated toilet area. Read more »

Consumer goods firm aims to help combat climate threats

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 11:24 PM

Unilever Philippines has lent its voice to calls for climate action. Read more »

Wilcon Depot eyes to lead sustainable retail

Wilcon Depot
Posted at Aug 16 07:37 AM

Wilcon Depot aims to lead a sustainable movement in its industry by installing solar panels in its stores. Read more »

UN climate report comprehensive, but regional gaps persist

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 08:17 AM

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that generated shock waves on Monday is the most detailed assessment of climate science ever undertaken, advancing our understanding of how -- and how fast -- greenhouse gas emissions are changing the planet. Read more »

Global emissions on track for all-time high in 2023: IEA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 02:10 PM

Carbon emissions are on track to hit an all-time high globally in 2023 as just two percent of pandemic recovery finance is being spent on clean energy, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. Read more »

PH cement player taps data science and AI to cut carbon emissions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 11:16 AM

A Philippine cement player says it is using data science and artificial intelligence to cut its carbon emissions and make its manufacturing processes more sustainable. Read more »

Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point - UN

Andrea Januta, Reuters
Posted at May 27 09:40 AM

There is now a 40 percent chance that global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next 5 years -- and these odds are rising, a UN report said Wednesday. Read more »

Shell ordered to deepen carbon cuts in landmark Dutch climate case

Bart H. Meijer, Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla, Reuters
Updated as of May 27 08:27 AM

A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling that could trigger legal action against energy companies around the world.   Read more »

Here is how this company promises to mitigate climate change

Nestlé
Posted at May 21 03:37 PM

The earth can no longer wait for humans to go green as climate change is a real and ongoing calamity. To leave behind a healthy world for the next generation, relevant environmental initiatives must be aggressively implemented. Read more »