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Continue reading →: Statement on the 31st anniversary of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995
It is clear that a law designed three decades ago can no longer respond to the realities of today’s climate crisis and the urgent need for a just transition. While it opened the country to large-scale mineral extraction, many communities continue to bear the environmental, social, and disaster risks that…
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Continue reading →: Official statement on the Philippines’ Readiness in the Voluntary Forest Carbon Market: Roadmap (2026-2030)
Aksyon Klima Pilipinas expresses its concern regarding the Philippines’ Readiness in the Voluntary Forest Carbon Market (VCM): Roadmap (2026-2030), as recently adopted under an Administrative Order by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). While we understand the intent of this roadmap to secure more investments and other forms…
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Continue reading →: NATIONAL CONVENING OF PHILIPPINE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ON JUST ENERGY TRANSITION (JET)
In April 2021, the Philippines declared its commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 75% within the current decade (2020-2030) compared to a business-as-usual scenario, as stipulated under its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. This is anchored on conditionality, where the country would require…
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Continue reading →: OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF AKSYON KLIMA PILIPINAS ON THE 2023 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA)
The true state of the Filipino nation cannot be described without addressing the national and local realities brought about by the climate crisis. It remains the biggest single threat to our pursuit of sustainable development today and in the decades to come. The first year of the administration of Ferdinand…
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Continue reading →: Statement on the oil spill and sinking of MT Princess EmpressThe capsizing of the MT Princess Empress in Tablas Strait near Oriental Mindoro is the latest warning to the Philippines that we must urgently end the era of fossil fuel dominance. Not only was there a reported five-kilometer long oil spill from the ship’s diesel fuel; containers holding 800,000 liters…