Climate and Environment | Philstar.com

For the environmental groups, the proposed Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act would lock the country into continued reliance on fossil fuels. 

Filipino climate advocates have had enough of empty promises as global warming briefly hit 1.5°Celsius in 2024, warning that this escalates the risk of disasters for vulnerable countries like the Philippines.  

The promised global shift from fossil fuels remains unmet as fossil fuel continues to expand in Southeast Asia with the backing of international financiers, environmental groups said.

The Paris climate agreement's goals "are in great peril" and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations warned Monday as COP29 talks opened in Baku.

The COP29 climate talks open Monday in Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by the re-election of Donald Trump, who has pledged to row back on the United States' carbon-cutting commitments.