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Unlocking USD 5 Trillion a Year for Climate Finance

New research ahead of COP29 finds that ending fossil fuel subsidies and taxing polluters could release trillions of dollars for climate action and...

Japan’s LNG Financing Is Disastrous for Local Communities and the Economy

With Japan now trying to finance and support the expansion of LNG power plants, terminals, and other infrastructure across Asia, the entire region...

COP29: Women Key for Effective and Inclusive Climate Action

The world is not moving fast enough to combat the escalating climate crisis. Gender-equal decision-making and financing are essential to accelerate effective change.

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...