E-bikes pushed in Vietnam as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’

12/04/2024

Vietnam–In Vietnam’s heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike (e-bike) through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes. Trung, 19, is one of a growing number of Generation-Z workers driving…

Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint

12/02/2024

SAINT-MALO, France  — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind’s clean energy to transport goods…

Top Philippine banks shun coal plant financing

11/28/2024

MANILA – At least four leading domestic banks have reaffirmed their stance against financing new coal plants in the country. BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Security Bank, and the Development Bank of the Philippines have…

Plastic pollution treaty explainer: What to know about it

11/25/2024

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.  Here’s what to know about the plastic pollution treaty: READ MORE: ‘Existential challenge’: Plastic pollution treaty…

‘Existential challenge’: Plastic pollution treaty talks begin

11/25/2024

Busan, South Korea—A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations urging nations to “meet an existential challenge.” The meeting opens just hours after a…

In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis

Associated Press 11/25/2024

Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It’s the fifth time the world’s nations convene to craft a legally binding…

Mandaue City leads bamboo planting initiative for World Bamboo Day

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 09/21/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Around 1,200 bamboo propagules were planted at the Mandaue Green Learning Park, the city’s former dumpsite, on Saturday, Sept. 21, in line with the celebration of World Bamboo Day 2024. Mandaue City officials,…

The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

09/05/2024

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more…

Cebu City acting mayor on painted rocks: There’s thin line between art and environment

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “There is a thin line there. You have to look at art and you also have to look at the environment.” This was the statement of Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on the…

Cebu City to firmly implement environmental ordinances, penalties

Ferlyn Jane Batiancila, Lyle Andales 07/17/2024

CEBU City, Philippines — Cebu City is taking firm steps to enforce its environmental ordinances, aiming to clarify rules and reduce complaints from violators. In a recent program on Sugboanon Channel, CCENRO’s Legal Officer, Lawyer Klive Eric…

Councilor proposes ordinance to curb disposable food container use, reduce waste in Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To help protect the environment and reduce pollution in Cebu City, Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa has proposed an ordinance to regulate the use of disposable food containers. Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa proposed the…

Escoda Shoal corals may be dead – expert

John Eric Mendoza 06/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Almost all corals in the shallow waters of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal may be dead, a University of the Philippines (UP) marine scientist said Friday. Dr. Jonathan Anticamara, of the University of the Philippines Institute…

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