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Electric vehicle summit to create industry road map MANILA, November 18, 2010 — For the first time ever, the various stakeholders in the electric vehicle industry in the Philippines will hold the 1st Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit to assess the country’s EV industry, the consumers’ readiness to adopt the EV technology and see how to grow the domestic EV...Read More |
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‘People’s Survival Fund’ Bill pushed to help victims of climate change By Gina Abuyuan, Yahoo! Southeast Asia |
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Depensa launched in Surigao City SURIGAO City, Nov. 18, 2010— A community-driven campaign for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction was launched here with the optimism that Congress passes House Bill 3825 or the ‘People’s Survival Fund (PSF)’ as an urgent measure to allocate much-needed funding to address the damages by...Read More |
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Community-led initiatives for disaster risk reduction set for launching in Surigao City by Ben Serrano |
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Natural disaster losses seen tripling by century’s end November 12, 2010, Business World |
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Enrile moves to rescue Climate Change Act from funding woes Senate Press Release Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile today said he will not allow the environmental and disaster-risk mitigation measures under the Climate Change Act of 2009 to be waylaid by lack of...Read More |
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2 months before Cancun, Philippine Climate Commission still in disarray Oct. 30, 2010, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES –Less than two months before the Cancum Climate Change Summit, the Philippine Climate Change Commission is still in disarray, with its chairperson, no less than the President of the Republic Benigno Simeon Aquino still to conven an en banc meeting of the Commission. Read More |
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Makati Green Route Partner an Intel-AIM Corporate Responsiblity Awardee Binalot Fiesta Foods Wins the 2010 Intel-Asian Institute Management Corporate Responsibility Award (IACRA) Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26, 2010 (ACN Newswire via COMTEX) -- Binalot Fiesta Foods, a restaurant that offers traditional Filipino preparation of food - binalot style - cooked native dishes, steamed,...Read More |
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New Report from the World Resources Institute: How to Measure Citywide GHG Emissions from the Transport Sector EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center of Sustainable Transport has released a new working paper, “Citywide Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories: A Review of Selected Methodologies,” which provides information to assist local and national governments in reducing GHG emissions from transportation and promoting...Read More |
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Solons’ efforts to probe Climate Change Commission welcomed October 22, 2010, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers are doing the right thing in reviewing the government’s Climate Change Commission (CCC), an environmental think-tank said...Read More |
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Climate finance pushed as La Niña starts Kathrina Alvarez, Sun Star |
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Anniversary of big flood marked last Sunday Editor's Note: A year after "Ondoy", Senator Enrile calls for the "retooling of the national budget to address the vulnerabilities of Filipino communities facing the projected increase in severity and frequency of extreme weather events". Read More |
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Puerto Princesa to Field 40 Electric Tricycles as Taxi Fleet By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin Puerto Princesa City, Palawan has recently ordered the first batch of 40 electric tricycles (eTrikes) to serve as taxis to and from the Puerto Princesa City International Airport. The eTrikes will be supplied by local assembler Green Tech EcoCenter (GTE...Read More |
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The Planning Imperative and Sustainable Energy: Perspective from Mindanao Weighing Mindanao’s power problems: The case for renewable energy CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Monday’s 9-hour brownout in southern Mindanao and parts of northern Mindanao was part of the power problem of Mindanao, the...Read More |
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Dispatches from Mindanao Editor's Note: Below are 2 stories from the South. Climate Change is not just about another Ondoy in Metro Manila, it's effects are felt throughout the country. RP faces water shortage by 2020 |
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Damaged ecosystems magnify Asia's killer floods by Karl Malakunas, AFP MANILA, Aug 19, 2010 (AFP) - Climate change may be playing a part in record rains ravaging Asia but environment experts say the destruction of ecosystems is more directly to blame for the severity of killer floods. Widespread deforestation, the conversion of wetlands to farms or urban sprawl and the clogging...Read More |
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Government urged to access climate fund directly, not through WB Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter, The Business Mirror THE Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (...Read More |
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iCSC's Executive Director featured in The Philippine Star Lifestyle Section Pushing for climate-change policies Sharing a conversation with Red Constantino will take you from the main issues of the times to the vision of a utopian future of sustainability and all the possible steps in between...Read More |
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We’re in Top Gear! Editor's note: Steven Yu writes about stepping into the shoes of an eJeepney navigator in this month’s Top Gear magazine (August 2010 issue). Grab a copy of the magazine’s 4th annual green issue now, featuring green, eco-friendly cars. A Day in the Life: E-motionally enlightened |
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EV industry supports MMDA initiative on electric vehicles Editor's note: The pursuit of low carbon development, through initiatives such as sustainable transport and electric public utility vehicle deployment, is an essential strategy to the adaptation action plan of the Philippines. iCSC's applauds MMDA's pronouncement and considers it as a good expression of forward-looking leadership....Read More |
