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Renewable energy: The future we once delayed

“This reality shifts renewable energy from being an “alternative” to becoming a necessity” FOSSIL fuels are finite—and the clock is ticking. Most global estimates suggest that...

Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

THE first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels wrapped up this week, but what progress was made in Santa Marta, a coal...

Phasing out fossil fuels

HOPES are high the six-day First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia starting this weekend, Manila time, will be able to...

Keeping watch on COP30 end game

THE world, including the Philippines, is closely watching how COP30, or the Conference of Parties, in the Amazonic city of Belem in Brazil, will...

Fire breaks out at UN climate talks, forcing setback at critical phase

BELEM, Brazil – A fire broke out Thursday inside the UN climate summit venue in Brazil, burning through the roof and causing a panicked...

Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30, says NGO

“CCS equipment captures CO2 at its source -- such as power plants or industrial facilities -- or pulls it directly from the air before...

Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summit

BELEM, Brazil – Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go even further at the COP30...

CBCP says pay ecological debt

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president, Kalookan Archbishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, has called on world leaders, especially from rich and industrialized...

Mindoro groups urge shift to renewables to end energy crisis

Church leaders, local government officials, indigenous peoples, civil society organizations and communities on Mindoro island are pushing for a full transition to renewable energy...

Big leap forward for green energy

“The DOE deserves a pat in the back for not only seeing this through, but acting with dispatch and a firm hand in achieving...

PH-Canada partnership for a just, sustainable energy transition

“Canadian knowledge in nuclear energy, grid modernization, and renewable integration could be the boost we need” Electricity costs in the Philippines have always been a...

Wealthy nations pledge ‘no new coal’ at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan—Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout...

Trump nominates fracking magnate and climate skeptic as energy secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change skeptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on Saturday, tasking him with "cutting red tape"...

Goodbye fossil fuels

Climate advocates flaunt a streamer emblazoned with ‘Sayonara Fossil Fuels’ while protesting in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila. April 24, 2024, to...
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