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Climate post-COP27: The relevance of loss and damage to the Philippines
Climate activists rally at the World Bank headquarters in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, to protest the bank's lending policies that trapped developing countries in climate disasters and unsustainable debt burdens. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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December 16, 2022September 2, 2023Environment, World

Climate post-COP27: The relevance of loss and damage to the Philippines

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The most significant outcome of the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP27) in November was an agreement to establish a “loss and damage” fund. There was no breakthrough on concrete measures to limit the rise of global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Thus, the deal on loss...

COP27 outcome ‘best ever,’ but fight for climate justice far from over
Protesters air demand for climate justice. —PHOTO BY IMELDA V. ABAÑO
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November 24, 2022September 10, 2023Environment

COP27 outcome ‘best ever,’ but fight for climate justice far from over

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Climate expert Tony La Viña summed up the outcome of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt in this way: the best ever for not only climate justice advocates but fossil producers, too.  “COP27 is the biggest victory ever for climate justice advocates in the last 30 years,” La Viña, associate director...