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ADB plans to install solar panel on roof
2010-07-07 - THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK plans to install solar panels on the roof of its headquarters in Ortigas, as well as in selected buildings in Metro Manila, as part of efforts to spur widespread use of solar energy.
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Solar plane sets out on historic flight
2010-07-07 - PAYERNE—An experimental solar-powered aircraft took off from a Swiss airbase here shortly after daybreak on Wednesday in a historic bid to fly around the clock and prove the value of solar energy.
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'Carbon storage' faces leak dilemma—study
2010-06-28 - PARIS, France—Dreams of braking global warming by storing carbon emissions from power plants could be undermined by the risk of leakage, according to a study published on Sunday.
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Nuclear power vital to cutting CO2 emissions—report
2010-06-17 - PARIS – Roughly a quarter of global electricity could be generated by nuclear power by 2050, requiring a tripling in nuclear generating capacity but making a major contribution to reduced CO2 emissions, a report said Wednesday.
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Climate change a growing humanitarian challenge—UN
2010-06-06 - SYDNEY, Australia—Weather-related catastrophes brought about by climate change are increasing, the top UN humanitarian official said Sunday as he warned of the possibility of "mega-disasters."
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RP urges architects to build climate-resilient structures
2010-06-05 - To fully arrest the structural problems that may arise from the ill effects of extreme weather conditions, the Philippines urged on Saturday all architects around the world to support a global architectural design competition that will put forward the best structural design that will withstand onslaughts brought about by climate change.
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Public school uses solar power
2010-06-03 - MANILA, Philippines - The Sitero Francisco Memorial National High School in Barangay Ugong, Valenzuela City will be the first solar-powered school in the country after the installation of a 1kW photovoltaic solar array to light its nine-classroom building.
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New cameras installed to monitor risk of floods
2010-05-31 - CCTVs to monitor floods in Metro Manila; Another disastrous flood likely to occur warns experts.
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UN reminds rich countries of climate promises
2010-05-27 - BERLIN (AP) – As another difficult round of climate talks approached, the United Nations urged rich countries Tuesday to live up to their promises of help for poor nations in the fight against global warming.
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Weather hottest in 10 years - Pagasa
2010-05-25 - MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said yesterday the country is experiencing its hottest summer in 10 years and weather officials attributed this to the prevailing El Niño phenomenon.
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