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Patricia Faustino
Patricia Faustino has worked as a researcher, writer, and producer for the public affairs department of a major Philippine television network. She currently writes and produces for a weekly program that reports on biodiversity conservation issues.
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With “dragon woman” out, Philppine climate team loses teeth
No commentsCOPENHAGEN, Denmark – On the eve of President Gloria Arroyo’s arrival for the most important meeting on climate change in over a decade, the Philippine delegation is in apparent disarray. Some of the country’s foremost climate change experts suddenly found themselves excluded, including diplomat and staunch negotiator Bernaditas de Castro Muller, nicknamed “dragon woman” by [...]
»Philippines throws support behind “weak” climate pact
No commentsThe Philippines has thrown its support behind the Copenhagen accord, a non-binding climate agreement criticized for its weak provisions and the non-transparent, non-inclusive process by which it was formulated.
»Philippines government removes G77 lead negotiator
Comments offJust days before the landmark United Nations Climate Change Conference is set to begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo removed a key negotiator, known for being fiercely critical of Western countries’ perceived reluctance to take leadership in solving the climate crisis, from the Philippine delegation. Bernaditas “Ditas” Muller, a retired Filipina diplomat based [...]
»Study: Philippines is a carbon sink
1 commentIn contrast to global trends, the Philippines registered a drop of 81 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions in the previous decade as more trees absorbed pollution coming from the energy sector, according to a report released in November. The use of fossil fuels, such as oil and coal for energy consumption, is responsible for [...]
»Philippine commuters get free rides on electric vehicles
No commentsDiesel-powered vehicles are a major source of air pollution and carbon emissions in Metro Manila. Could electric vehicles be one solution to the problem? Green groups and the local government of Makati City, a main financial hub in the Philippine capital, recently launched a fleet of 10 electric jeepneys or e-jeepneys that will ply two [...]
»Countdown to Copenhagen: climate talks face deadlock
No commentsIn recent weeks, the Philippines was battered by a slew of tropical storms that left hundreds of people dead and cost billions of pesos in damage. The disasters have been partly blamed on climate change, and yet, even if all Filipinos stopped burning fossil fuels that warm the earth’s atmosphere, this would not be enough [...]
»Bangkok Climate Talks End in Deadlock
No commentsOver the past two weeks, government officials from every corner of the world met in Bangkok, Thailand to iron out the content of a new international agreement that will outline how each country will address global warming.
»Unprecedented flooding in the Philippines highlights urgent need for climate change agreement
No commentsAs the Philippines struggles to recover from the aftermath of Typhoons Ketsana and Parma, government representatives from 177 countries are meeting in Bangkok, Thailand this week to iron out a comprehensive climate change agreement that is set to be finalized this December at a global summit this December in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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