Breathing Billboard installation launched to visualize the true state of air quality in Metro Manila
QUEZON CITY, August 2, 2024 – In time for National Lung Month this August, clean air advocates have called for the urgent updating of the country’s air quality standards by installing a breathing billboard outside the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City today, providing a visualization of air quality conditions in Metro Manila. "Breathing Billboard Lung Installation: Visualizing Air Pollution in Metro Manila" is jointly organized by 350 Pilipinas and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), on behalf of their Mobility Awards co-convenors (The Climate Reality Project Philippines, Pinay Bike Commuter Community, and MNL [...]
Pollution costs P4.5 trillion, 66,000 lives every year
by Krixia Subingsubing | November 12, 2021 | Published by Inquirer.net | READ THE STORY HERE MANILA, Philippines — In a year, air pollution is costing the Philippines P4.5 trillion and causing tens of thousands of deaths, according to a new report assessing air quality since the implementation of the Clean Air Act 20 years ago. The report, “Aiming Higher: Benchmarking the Philippine Clean Air Act,” was launched on Wednesday by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. It shows the degree of Filipinos’ exposure to air pollution [...]
Clean air advocates say updates required for PHL air quality norms
November 10, 2021 | Published by BusinessWorld | READ THE STORY HERE Air quality standards are falling behind international norms, with the two-decade-old Clean Air Act not up to the task of minimizing untimely death as a result of substandard air, clean air advocates said in a report. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said in their report that neglecting air quality costs the Philippines P4.5 trillion a year and may have inflated the pandemic death and illness count by up to 15%. “Air quality is [...]
Private sector urged to support local climate resilience and 1.5 degree Paris goal
MAKATI, 05 November 2021 -- Corporate directors in the Philippines explored opportunities to accelerate climate action and resilience in coastal communities, as world leaders underscore greater climate action from the private sector in the ongoing climate talks in Glasgow. Business officials were presented with corridors where they could contribute to meeting the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and the 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming threshold set in the Paris Agreement. “The bulk of the 75 percent emission reductions committed in the Philippine NDC is contingent upon foreign support and only 2.71 percent will be implemented through domestic means, underscoring the [...]
ANC | Rep. Legarda: Whole of gov’t approach needed to mitigate air pollution effects
Reposted from the ANC 24/7 Youtube channel Dateline Philippines: House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda underscores the importance for the whole Philippine government to update its air quality standards in accordance to the WHO's guidelines.