What the Philippines can contribute to win against Climate Change
“We must not contribute to our own destruction.” I have written many times that the global climate emergency is upon us. We are already experiencing its impact and it will only get worse. But are we helpless against climate change? Are the worst scenarios inevitable? Should we just give up and do what we can …
Continue reading “What the Philippines can contribute to win against Climate Change”
World Environment Day and the ongoing virtual climate talks
“To defeat this threat, the world must come together and cooperate based on common interests and shared values.” In the next weeks, with colleagues from the Manila Observatory and the Ateneo de Manila University, I will be attending the historic, first-ever purely virtual negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Our team …
Continue reading “World Environment Day and the ongoing virtual climate talks”
Gaslighting in the Nayong Pilipino Controversy
‘[A]s a lifetime advocate of environmental protection and the preservation of green spaces in cities, I could not see any possibility of such advocacies being incompatible with public health’ That is why I could not understand at first what the controversy over building a mega-vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino was all about. After all, as …
Continue reading “Gaslighting in the Nayong Pilipino Controversy”
What the world must do about climate change
Co-Authored with Dr. Manny Solis ‘The sustainable development mechanism needs to be designed properly, with the right safeguards so there is no greenwashing or shifting of responsibilities to developing countries’ The following is Part 1 of a two-part series. You can read Part 2 here. Combating climate change can be compared to a tug of war …
Continue reading “What the world must do about climate change”
Climate on our Minds on Earth Day 2021
‘Poor people in all countries will also be hit early and harder than the rich. Indeed, climate injustice is not only between countries, but also within countries.’ Let’s be clear. There is no doubt that we are now on the cusp of a global climate emergency. According to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: “2021 is a …
Continue reading “Climate on our Minds on Earth Day 2021”
Loading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
