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Securing Loss and Damage Fund Board hosting is only step one–national accountability mechanisms are next
Pres Marcos Jr. has signed into law the "Loss and Damage Fund Board Act," the enabling measure that grants legal personality to the board governing the international climate change fund. Greenpeace climate campaigner Jeff Chua said...
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Study confirms: Super Typhoon Carina strengthened by fossil fuel-charged climate change
A new study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) found that Super Typhoon Carina (known internationally as Gaemi) was intensified by anthropogenic climate change—
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‘Kuha sa Tingi’ expands in Metro Manila
As world leaders prepare to convene for the final United Nations negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty this November, communities in the Philippines are taking decisive action to tackle the plastic crisis.
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Greenpeace: Make the charterer of MT Terranova pay up for loss and damage
After today’s Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change public hearing on the oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Terranova, Greenpeace Campaigner Jefferson Chua said:
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Greenpeace: Senate hearing must call for accountability from oil companies
At today’s Senate inquiry on the oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Terranova, Greenpeace Campaigner Jefferson Chua said:
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Government must investigate cargo owner and hold them accountable for the ongoing oil spill
Reports have come out that the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed that a subsidiary of San Miguel Shipping and Lighterage Corporation chartered the MT Terranova. Greenpeace climate campaigner Khevin Yu said,
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Greenpeace: Tens of thousands about to lose livelihoods in Manila Bay but lack information and support
Local government units and communities need more information and support to be able to prepare adequately for these impacts. Responding agencies should be transparent with information pertinent to the spills—including what they are doing to hold not just the ship owners, but also the owner of the cargo, accountable.
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Greenpeace: Comprehensive flood control must include national ban on sachets
The Philippines bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, which becomes glaringly evident during climate disasters. Comprehensive flood control must include a national ban on sachets.
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In the wake of typhoon, capsized oil tanker in Manila Bay highlights dangers of fossil fuels
An oil tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsized and sank in Manila Bay, endangering the nearby municipality of Limay in Bataan province and other areas already heavily affected by extreme rainfall from Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwestern monsoon.
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Advocates present Climate Justice Agenda ahead of SONA; Call on Marcos Jr to “turn words into action”
Ahead of President Marcos Jr.’s upcoming SONA, Greenpeace Philippines calls on his administration to put its promises into action, and adopt a Climate Action Agenda that can secure the survival and wellbeing of Filipinos now and in the coming decades. The group says that, as a start, Mr. Marcos must ensure the swift passage of…