MMDA aims to have zero waste in landfills by 2034
by Almira Louise S. Martinez, Reporter
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched its 10-year Road to Zero Waste program on Tuesday, aiming to create...
2024 will be world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS - This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on...
Toxic smog wreathes India’s capital as winter nears
NEW DELHIÂ -Â A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the "severe" range ahead of winter, when...
Indonesia’s Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island erupts, killing 9 people
JAKARTAÂ -Â At least nine people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday, spewing explosive plumes of lava and forcing authorities to...
Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
CALI, Colombia - Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting...
Chinese solar firms, ever-nimble, go further afield where US tariffs don’t reach
Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of U.S. trade...
Leon weakens to Typhoon status as it passes close to Orchid Islands, Taiwan—PAGASA
Typhoon Leon (Kong-rey) weakened from super typhoon status on Wednesday as it passed over the Orchid Islands in southern Taiwan, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open
CALI, Colombia - The nearly 200 countries meeting in Colombia for the United Nations COP16 summit must act urgently to mobilize billions of dollars to stop rapid nature destruction,...
Colombia and Ecuador fight to save vital wetlands amid drought
GUATAVITA, Colombia/PALUGUILLO, Ecuador - Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles,...
Verde Island Passage, the ‘Amazon of the Ocean,’ eyes World Heritage Site status
The Verde Island Passage (VIP), known as the "Amazon of the Ocean" for its highest concentration of marine shorefish biodiversity, is now poised to...
Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says
WARSAWÂ -Â Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur, a report...
World leaders call for investment in clean energy, developing nations seek help
NEW YORKÂ -Â World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial...