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Greenpeace, youth call for “safe, fair future” in climate-vulnerable PH ahead of COP27
Justice, accountability and finance for the countries hardest hit by the climate crisis, past, present and future, are three of the key components to success not only during the talks but in the actions afterwards.
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Typhoon survivors in the Philippines protest for loss and damage funds ahead of COP27
Carbon majors and rich nations need to pay for the political, social, and financial costs of climate harm they created, after decades of pollution. A commitment to climate justice also requires the finance to prevent further harm and an urgent and just transition out of a fossil-fuel based economy
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On latest IPCC report, Greenpeace says PH gov’t must stop procrastinating on climate action
Greenpeace renewed its demand on the incumbent and incoming Filipino leaders to stop procrastinating on addressing the climate crisis. The group stressed the need to implement genuine solutions and to hold the world’s biggest polluters accountable for their contributions to worsening climate impacts.
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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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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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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.
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Greenpeace Southeast Asia on ADB’s draft energy policy
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday released its draft energy policy [1], which states that the institution “will not finance any new coal-fired capacity for power and…
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Greenpeace Philippines welcomes moratorium on new coal plants; renews call for energy transition to RE
Data from a recent Greenpeace report shows that the Philippines can easily achieve 50% RE power generation by 2030 solely through solar and wind capacity. To enable this to happen, the DOE must support their declaration with concrete policy measures such as removing financial incentives for coal and other fossil fuel power projects, imposing higher…
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First-ever finding on corporate responsibility for climate crisis issued by CHR; Groups hail landmark climate justice victory for communities
In its groundbreaking investigation, the CHR announced that the 47 investor-owned corporations, including Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Repsol, Sasol, and Total, could be found legally and morally liable for human rights harms to Filipinos resulting from climate change.
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An Open Letter to President Duterte: Declare a Climate Emergency
We call on President Rodrigo Duterte to make a Climate Emergency Declaration in the form of an Executive Order that ensures climate change and its impact on the lives of Filipino people is a top government priority.