The sheer number of local ordinances on single-use plastics means that there is a clamor for a national law that will comprehensively and effectively address them, advocates said during the second episode of Klima Ug Kalikupan, a joint webcast series by Cebu Technological University (CTU) and The Climate Reality Project Philippines.
Pursuing more sustainable lifestyles and shifting to low-carbon and sustainable production systems will address the triple planetary crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) confronting humanity today. This was emphasized during the second episode of the youth-led webcast Stories for a Better Reality entitled “Tayo at ang Natatanging Mundo: Sustainable Actions For The Planet.”
Making Metro Cebu a bikeable, greener, and more sustainable city would entail more bicycle lanes, a better public transportation system, and an intensified efforts to raise awareness on environmental protection, experts said during the inaugural episode of Klima Ug Kalikupan, a joint webcast series by Cebu Technological University (CTU) and The Climate Reality Project Philippines.
We must keep in mind that while recycling and upcycling are needed to manage existing plastic waste, the real solution is to stop the tap on the endless production of plastic. This was emphasized by Andrea Ong, Trisha Cruz, and Polly Javier of Climate’s Eight and Climate Reality Leader Dani Madriaga in our column Eleventh Hour this week.
Trailingdigitalfootprintsacrosstheweb, UPCircuit“sTEPs”uptocommemorateTheE-Waste Project’s (TEP) tenth anniversary of advocating environmental protection and electronic waste (e-waste) awareness with an online information campaign from April 8, 2022, to June 11, 2022.
In our column Eleventh Hour at the Manila Bulletin, Pinoy Climate Reality Leader Dave Albao wrote about “Wala Usik” economy, a movement to innovate sari-sari stores and other establishments to be free of single-use plastics.
