Last March 30, the international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Philippine chapter of the Fridays for Future movement, Mitzi Jonelle Tan met King Charles III of the UK and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany alongside climate activists Elizabeth Wathuti from Kenya and Licypriya Kangujam from India. Mitzi talked about theContinue reading “Filipina youth climate activist speaks to King Charles III on Mindoro Oil Spill”
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“Pay up!” Climate activists, marginalized sectors urge UN Loss and Damage committee
Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Philippine chapter of the Fridays for Future movement led by international climate activist Greta Thunberg, held a creative protest action in front of Dusit Thani hotel in Makati City today, as the country hosted the 18th meeting of the United Nations Executive.Committee on the Warsaw International MechanismContinue reading ““Pay up!” Climate activists, marginalized sectors urge UN Loss and Damage committee”
The latest IPCC Working Group 3 report: A breakdown
We break down the latest IPCC report on what needs to be done to arrest climate change.
The latest IPCC Working Group II climate report: All you need to know
“[This report is] an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership” – Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations
PH climate protest gets creative in calling out government inaction
YACAP’s NCR chapter held a protest action in front of Manila Bay to clamor for pro-people climate adaptation.
Youth group raises alarm over ‘devastating’ climate report
Filipino climate activists are clamoring for more urgent climate action after a leaked report from the IPCC.
Youth climate groups to Standard Chartered Bank: “Clean up your dirty business!”
YACAP, 350.org Pilipinas, and Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment staged a protest action in Makati targeting Standard Chartered Bank.
Youth climate activists set up donation drive for fishing community affected by COVID-19 quarantine and impacts of climate change
When we call for climate justice, it also means calling for justice for our environment defenders, which include our fisherfolk.