Newsroom Ngayon on Thursday.
para itigil na yung expansion on coal power.
[Translation: When you say moratorium, it means temporary, it is not an absolute stop to any new energy. What we need is a very definite policy to stop the expansion of coal power.]
Nacpil pointed out that more than 50% of the country s power is still dependent on coal plants. Apart from coal, the government must also start the process of moving from gas and oil, into renewable alternatives such as solar and water-powered energy. Coal, natural gas, and oil are fossil fuels that when burned, release carbon dioxide that trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the Earth.
Published April 16, 2021, 6:37 PM
A Manila-based climate and environmental advocacy group on Friday said they ‘welcome the winds of change’ in the United States ushered in by the Biden administration, while calling on China to participate in the US-initiated Climate Leaders summit on April 22-23.
“We welcome the winds of change in the US ushered in by the Biden administration. The new US government’s positions and pledges on climate change and fossil fuels represent a world of difference from the Trump era,” Lidy Nacpil, coordinator of the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), said.
In a statement, the APMDD urged China to participate “meaningfully” in the Climate Leaders Summit to show its commitment to pave the way for a “fossil-fuel-free Asia and fossil fuel-free future”.
New int’l coalition calls on ADB to stop fossil fuel financing
Staff Correspondent
3rd March, 2021 10:57:40
Civil society organizations and people s movements from Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia have launched a “Fossil Free ADB” campaign to pressure the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to end its financing and support for gas, coal and oil.
The international coalition in a statement on Wednesday called on ADB to use its energy policy review to demonstrate meaningful climate leadership and end its support for fossil fuels.
The ADB is currently revising its 2009 energy policy, which will guide its investment decisions for the next decade. According to an ADB energy sector evaluation report, the “current policy is no longer adequately aligned with the global consensus on climate change.”
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Published January 28, 2021, 10:55 AM
Karen Ibasco
Celebrities who are also climate action advocates recount their “green” efforts to help save energy and throw support behind R.E.START, the Renewable Energy Transition Awareness campaign of Oxfam Pilipinas.
R.E.STARTis mounted in collaboration with WWF-Philippines 2020, the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development, Greenpeace Philippines, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, and Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, to help increase awareness about best energy practices and hopefully inspire Filipinos to consider shifting to renewable energy consumption. Green transition, according to studies, are found to be cost-efficient and can alleviate some of the financial burdens that people face during this challenging time.