Pakistan records 'wettest April' in more than 60 years
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan experienced its "wettest April since 1961", receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country's weather agency said in a report.
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Makati a finalist in WWF competition
MANILA, Philippines — Makati City has earned a spot as a national finalist in the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) 2024.
Heatwave swells Asia's appetite for air-conditioning
HONG KONG, China — A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning.
‘Climate change inaction cost to reach P1.4 trillion by 2030’
MANILA, Philippines — The cost of inaction against climate change could reach P1.4 trillion by 2030, or about eight percent of the 2020 gross domestic product, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterd
Farm machinery to boost livelihood of Bicolano farmers
NAGA CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) provided farm machinery and equipment to four agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) here worth P930,000.00 to help boost their livelihood activities and become climate resilient.
Microsoft makes renewable energy deal with Canada's Brookfield
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Microsoft and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management have struck an agreement for the development of renewable energy that could make one of the biggest corporate purchases of green energy to date, the companies said on Tuesday.
G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
TURIN, Italy — G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but slammed as "too late" by others.
Philippines: Sunken old town reappears as dam dries up in record heat
The ruins of an almost 300-year-old town have resurfaced as searing temperatures in the Philippines partially dried up a major dam.