A new report launched by Greenpeace today details how climate change will severely affect the country’s freshwater resources in the coming years, aggravating projected water crises, unless effective adaptation measures are urgently put in place. Click here to read more
Greenpeace strongly condemned the arrogance of the heads of state from the world¹s most powerful countries for presenting a ‘take it or leave¹ deal to the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Whilst en route to the airport they claimed the deal was done, it was not. All they left was chaos and confusion in their wake. Click here to read more
Greenpeace and other organizations under the “tiktoktiktok” (”tcktcktck” in some countries) movement unfurled a banner saying “Time is Running Out, Climate Action now” in front of Quezon City Hall on Saturday morning during a musical noise barrage as part of Global Day of Action activities worldwide.
Six days before the Copenhanen Climate talks, Greenpeace activists calling attention to hazards posed by coal-fired power plants found that hazmat suits may not be enough protection. Clad in protective suits against hazardous materials, the peaceful activists, seeking only to take pictures of the toxic by-product, were aimed at and met with warning gunshots by security guards of the coal ash dumpsite in Barangay Tinaan in Naga, Cebu. Greenpeace is reiterating its call to save the climate by quitting coal. Click here to read more
Greenpeace today marched to the Indonesian Embassy to call on its government to fully shut down operations of paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL) and other companies destroying the carbon-rich peatlands of Indonesia’s Kampar Peninsula in Sumatra. The group, rallying behind a banner that said “stop forest destroyers, not climate defenders”, delivered a letter addressed to Ambassador Irzan Tandjung. Greenpeace is denouncing the unfounded arrest, interrogation and deportation of journalists and Greenpeace activists trying to bring attention to the forest crimes being committed by APRIL. Click here to read more
Von Hernandez, Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said:
“With the passing of Odette Alcantara, the Philippine environmental movement has lost one of its shining beacons. An indefatigable and passionate environmental crusader until the end, Odette’s work will serve as an inspiration for many of us, especially at this time when the planet is dramatically in danger from the impacts of climate change.” Click here to read more
An unprecedented global alliance of civil society organizations, trade unions, faith groups and other organizations concerned with climate change, today made its local presence known by mounting, together with the City of Makati, a bike tour for the climate. The tour ended at the US Embassy, in a symbolic bid to pressure the US to take the lead in signing a global deal during the Climate Change Summit this December, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The US, considered the highest carbon emitter in history, is expected to set an example for other countries in committing to substantial reductions in carbon emissions, and to set up a global fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
More than a hundred bikers toured Iloilo today to launch the “yoU-Turn the Earth” campaign, marking the 100-day countdown to the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, where governments will agree on a deal to combat Climate Change. Greenpeace is asking developed nations to commit to substantial carbon emissions reductions and to set up a climate change mitigation fund for countries like the Philippines that are most vulnerable, least prepared. The advocacy ride was organized by Greenpeace, Solar Generation Pilipinas, and Responsible Ilonggos for Sustainable Energy (RISE). Click here to read more
The Philippines is in danger of losing its organic farming capital because a provincial ordinance promoting sustainable agriculture is under attack. Greenpeace issued the warning today as a series of deliberations are launched in Negros Occidental which could repeal a landmark provincial ordinance aimed at transforming Negros Island into the premier organic food bowl of Asia. Click here to read more
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