Tag: climate change

Media, gov’t communicators gather for climate change talks

CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte, Nov. 21 (PIA) – Media members and public information officers are gathered here today for climate change talks as the Aquino administration continues its campaign for community resilience under the national program “Nagbabago na Ang Panahon, Panahon na Para Magbago” (weather is changing, time for change). A joint campaign of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Information Agency, the climate change advocacy is part of a one-year […]

Aquino calls on ASEAN leaders to step up efforts on climate change

(Eagle News Service) — Saying that “natural disasters do not recognize national boundaries,” President Aquino has called on fellow ASEAN leaders to step up efforts in addressing climate change.Aquino made the pronouncement during his intervention at the 2nd ASEAN-US Summit, which is part of the 25th ASEAN Summit held at the Myanmar International Center on Thursday.Before ASEAN leaders and US President Barack Obama, President Aquino underscored the massive effect of climate change to the Philippines, […]

Climate change high on the French agenda

As the host of COP 21 in December 2015, France has placed climate change among its foreign policy priorities. “With the upcoming visit of President Hollande, we hope to be able to open new areas for cooperation, as well as to strengthen our existing partnership in various sectors, and among them is the environment,” the French envoy said. The Embassy of France to the Philippines is committed to work together with the Philippines to address […]

President Aquino makes an appeal in climate change meeting

President Aquino appealed to all countries to unite in the fight against climate change. This is the theme of the President’s speech to the leaders of 41 nations including Mauritius, South Africa, Mexico, Norway and Switzerland that attended the United Nation Climate Summit in New York City. He also asked the international community to stop the debate regarding greenhouse gas emissions and instead start helping each other solve the problem. The UN Climate Change Summit […]

Obama says global climate deal must include emerging economies

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a new global agreement on climate change must include strong commitments from emerging economies and move past the rich-poor country divide that has hampered progress in United Nations negotiations. Obama addressed the U.N. climate change summit with a statement meant to build political momentum for a global deal on climate change in 2015 and a list of commitments his administration has made to address. He said a “global […]

Aquino urges more active global action vs climate change

(ENS) – President Benigno Aquino addressed the international community at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit on Tuesday (September 23), urging countries to “do everything they can to address climate change.” The Climate Summit is meant to add political momentum to a U.N. process to negotiate a climate-change agreement in Paris by 2015, and Aquino took this as an opportunity to remind world leaders of their shared responsibility to find a solution to the issue. Aquino said the Philippines, which felt the […]

Climate Change

President Aquino leads the proposal for a legally binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions. He said that the Philippines will be the leading voice representing small countries who were usually the victim of climate change. According to the President, one of the decisive contributions is the European commitment, in particular, France, which will host a climate change disruption summit next year. There has been ongoing talks in the United Nations, were industrialized nations were asked […]

Philippines, Germany agree to address worsening effects of climate change

President Benigno S. Aquino III underscored the need for cooperation between developed and developing countries to combat the destructive effects of climate change, citing the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. During a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their meeting, President Aquino emphasized the shared determination of both nations to address the adverse impacts of climate change. “This commitment to upholding the welfare of peoples is also reflected in our shared determination […]

CO2 surge drove greenhouse gas levels to new high in 2013, World Meteorological Organization says

(Reuters) — Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse hit a record in 2013 as carbon dioxide concentrations grew at the fastest rate since reliable global records began, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday (September 9). The volume of carbon dioxide, or CO2, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, was 396.0 parts per million (ppm) in 2013, 2.9 ppm higher than in 2012, the largest year-to-year increase since 1984, when reliable global records began. The second […]