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Climate Change In The Philippines: Causes, Effects and Solutions

The Philippines is one of the countries with the highest climate change risk. It faces severe impacts that span its environment, economy, and...

JBIC-backed Verde Island Passage LNG Faces Growing Public Outcry

A major LNG fossil gas plant is being built in the Verde Island Passage, a critically important marine biodiversity hotspot in the Philippines,...

Will COP29 Bring the Climate Action the World Needs?

Earth’s systems are on the brink, endangering our future like never before. COP29 must steer us from catastrophe.

Russia’s Shadow Fleet of Oil Tankers Poses Threats

According to CREA, given the substantially increasing “shadow tanker” activity in high-traffic narrow straits, a catastrophic oil spill leaves coastal nations to bear...

COP29 Loss and Damage: A Matter of Survival And Justice for Island Nations

Pacific Islands are being swallowed by rising seas while climate negotiations only bring incremental progress year after year. Vulnerable nations must be the...

Plastic Pollution in the Philippines: A Call For Urgent Action

The Philippines has a plastic problem. It is the world's largest contributor to ocean plastic waste, and there is little sign that this...

How Do Typhoons Form?

Typhoons form in the western Pacific Ocean with warm ocean water and surface winds. This creates a cycle that releases more heat, further...

Typhoon Yagi is Asia’s Latest Climate Change-Fuelled Disaster

Scientists attribute the severity of Typhoon Yagi, which has caused widespread devastation and impacted millions in Vietnam, directly to human-driven climate change.

What Are Typhoons? Causes, Impacts and Solutions

Typhoons are powerful tropical cyclones that have significant humanitarian and economic impacts in the western Pacific region. As climate change accelerates, the intensity...