January 21, 2021
I applaud President Joe Biden for his swift and decisive move to rejoin the Paris Agreement—a clear signal that the United States climate is ready to reclaim its significant role in the global fight against climate change.
As we celebrate this big win for the climate change movement, we also urge President Biden to fast-track the development and implementation of domestic policies and measures that will support his plan for the United States to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
President Biden’s […]
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January 19, 2021
MANILA, 19 January 2021 — Young Filipino inventors, researchers, and entrepreneurs will gather virtually to demonstrate innovative technologies in renewable energy, ecological solid waste management, and climate change adaptation and mitigation on the 31st episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Change Pathways” with the topic, “Young Innovators for a Sustainable Future.”
The episode, hosted by House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, will air on Thursday, 21 January 2021, 10:00 AM via Facebook Live at facebook.com/CCCPhl and facebook.com/conglorenlegarda.
Joining the […]
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January 18, 2021
“Ecosystems are the basis of all business, all livelihood, even health, wellness, and happiness. We ignore it to our peril and after having despoiled it, we need to restore it before we can go back to maintenance mode. Every peso spent is either for destruction or restoration,” said House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda.
Legarda made the statement in support of the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global call for the protection and revival of […]
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January 15, 2021
MANILA, 15 January 2021– Too much plastics now gravely spoiling the environment, and Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda is calling for a strict regulation of plastic production and a strict implementation of the government’s single-use of plastics policy.
“There must be a more stringent regulation on the use of plastic bags to curb pollution and mitigate the harmful effects of marine litter,” she said in a press statement.
Legarda said there is now an urgent need to address the effects of plastic production […]
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January 14, 2021
Thank you for this opportunity to be with colleagues in this Legislators Forum of theInternational Renewable Energy Agency, in partnership with the Global Renewables Congress.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the sobering reality that the world is not as advanced, prosperous and as resilient as we thought it to be. We have realized that our societies and economic systems are fragile, and that we are only as strong as our most vulnerable.
The only way forward is to heed science and […]
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