In #EleventhHour this week, Pinoy Climate Reality Leader Kato Sarmiento wrote about the call of the Philippine scientific community for the next administration to prioritize and take urgent action on the climate emergency.
There is a dire need for the enactment of House Bill (HB) No. 9147 or the Single-use Plastic Products Regulation Act on account of the grave impacts of plastic pollution in the country, according to a policy note recently released by a group of AB Development Studies students at the Ateneo De Manila University and The Climate Reality Project Philippines
Strong climate leadership is an imperative in this critical decade for climate action—our last window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5˚C. This was emphasized by youth leaders and climate advocates in the 27th episode of The Climate Reality Project Philippines’ Klimatotohanan webcast series entitled “Boto ng Kabataan para sa Klima at Kinabukasan.”
In our column ‘Eleventh Hour’ this week, Pinoy Climate Reality Leaders Laurice Aquino and Kristine Galang asked, “Can the next set of leaders address the need to embed climate action and sustainability in our national and local economic development plans?”
The Filipino people’s vote for next year’s presidential elections should be a vote for the climate and the environment.
This was underscored by environmental human rights defenders during the 21st episode of Klimatotohanan entitled “Fighting Back for the Planet: How Environmental Human Rights Defenders Are Risking Their Today for Our Tomorrow.”
