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1.5C of warming is too hot for a just world: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 06:15 AM

If exposing large swathes of humanity to "significant harm is to be avoided, the just boundary should be set at or below 1C," the scientists said. Read more »

Meatball from extinct mammoth unveiled by food tech firm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 03:06 AM

Food scientists unveiled a giant meatball made from lab-grown flesh of an extinct woolly mammoth on Tuesday, saying the protein from the past showed the way for future foods. Read more »

Globe shifts 10 more facilities to renewable energy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 10:03 AM

Globe Telecom said Friday 10 more of its facilities have shifted to renewable energy. Read more »

Filipinos most worried about climate change but...

Rassel Meigan Rodriguez, Reporting ASEAN
Updated as of Nov 13 10:33 AM

Filipinos are the ones most worried about climate change in an ASEAN-wide survey. Read more »

World Bank: Slash emissions with modest investments

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 04 06:28 AM

The bank's assessment covers more than 20 countries that account for over a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

US climate envoy Kerry says islands face 'beyond existential' threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 11:51 PM

MANILA - US climate envoy John Kerry said Tuesday island nations faced a situation "beyond existential" due to climate change, as he called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies and coal plant financing. Read more »

Key takeaways from the Biden Earth Day summit

Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 05:50 AM

Dozens of world leaders joined CEOs, activists and Pope Francis for a two-day virtual summit on reducing climate change hosted by US President Biden, starting Thursday.  Read more »

Human activity behind nearly all warming: study

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 05:17 AM

PARIS - Virtually all global warming since the industrial era is caused by manmade emissions, according to research published Monday that concludes Earth's natural processes contribute only "negligibly" to climate change.    Read more »

World facing 'catastrophic' temperature rises: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 03:43 AM

GENEVA - The world is on course for a "catastrophic" temperature rise this century, the United Nations said Thursday as it confirmed that 2020 rivaled 2016 as the hottest year on record. Read more »

World set for 3°C warming by 2100 despite pandemic and pledges: UN

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:38 AM

PARIS - Earth is still on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN said on Wednesday. Read more »