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Thai CSOs and local groups file a lawsuit to demand government action against PM2.5 pollution
The lawsuit was pushed after the Environmental Law Foundation (EnLaw) and Greenpeace Thailand submitted a petition letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Industry on January, 17. The petition demanded that those two public departments implement the Action the Plan for Driving National Agenda on “Solving the Problem of…
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Resilience? You say it like it’s a good thing.
For many individuals and communities who have lost loved ones and livelihoods to disasters, the term “resilience” is a double-edged sword that can cut both ways. Much like “toxic positivity” in the online sphere in the age of COVID, Filipino communities at the frontlines of climate impacts have been growing weary and wary of the…
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DOE renamed “Department of Dangerous and Dirty Energy”
The Philippine government’s nuclear delusions are going to cost Filipinos not just money, but also their lives, health, livelihoods, and their future. The DOE should stop peddling nuclear power and President Duterte should revoke EO 164.
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No room for inaction as latest report reveals rapid worsening of climate impacts – Greenpeace Philippines
Greenpeace Philippines today renewed the call for urgent climate action following yesterday’s release of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Oil Pollution at Sea: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Liability
Oil spills and other forms of marine pollution regularly occur along oil transportation routes where oil tankers load and offload and where petroleum companies operate. Since 1974, there have been at least 240 oil spill incidents in Thai waters. Information on these incidents are often incomplete.
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Coal import dependence to worsen energy security in Southeast Asia; Governments must maximize Clean and Renewable Energy – Greenpeace
Following the Indonesian government’s decision to ease its temporary ban on coal export, environmental organization Greenpeace Southeast Asia warned that more energy crises will arise if governments continue their dependence on fossil fuel imports.
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Green groups file landmark complaint to Malaysian Human Rights Commission for public inquiry into haze pollution as a human rights violation
A coalition of Malaysian civil society organizations is calling for a public inquiry and investigation into the sources of both domestic and transboundary haze with the aspired aim of getting systemic solutions for overcoming haze pollution and protecting our right to clean air.
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COP26: Everything you need to know about the UN Climate Summit
The recent UN scientific report warned of a very bleak future if we don’t do some big things very soon and Glasgow is where those big things need to be set in motion.
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Greenpeace Waves Warning Sign on First Anniversary of Omnibus Law on Job Creation
An oligarch monster has spread over the parliament building courtyard this Tuesday morning. The octopus monster is part of a peaceful protest by Greenpeace activists, marked the first year since the problematic Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Cipta Kerja) is being ratified.
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Greenpeace Philippines on Duterte’s UN speech: Hold big polluters accountable, cancel climate-destructive plans
While vulnerable countries are suffering and communities are bearing the brunt, we have yet to hear governments, such as the Philippines, call for accountability from fossil fuel companies who hold a big share of the responsibility.