Environment
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The Jevons Paradox
I never knew about it until I read it from The Ministry for the Future. Here’s a snippet from the book explaining what it is all about (Chapter 40): Jevons Paradox proposes that increases in efficiency in the use of a resource lead to an overall increase in the use of that resource, not a Read more
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Now, everyone knows everything
Ubiquitous information is just a search prompt away if you just know what you are looking for. And these days, I’ve been going back in time by watching documentaries about economics and climate change. How did we get here? I now have ideas on what must be done, although I don’t know how much power Read more
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Prioritization of resources
“We all breathe the same dirty air everywhere.” That’s how Mr. Rene Pineda, Jr., President of the Partnership for Clean Air, began his speech during the Stakeholder’s Forum on Air Quality Monitoring. And the call for improving the air quality also includes other sectors such as energy, following the goal of reducing GHG emissions. What became a Read more
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The transformation of an old coal power plant
These days, I keep thinking about coal power plants and what they’d become once they were decommissioned. The thought has been running around my head for some time now following the COP28 agreements about transitioning away from fossil fuels. In the Philippines, there has already been a moratorium on new coal power plants (which is Read more
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What is environmental justice?
Hello, everybody! It’s been a while since my last blog post. As much as I want to blog daily, I’ve been becoming very involved with meeting people these days. So glad to be free since the pandemic! And yes, I’ve been working on my “Learning for a Sustainable Future: Live at COP28” online course, which Read more
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Letter no. 37
Dear reader from the future, You might be living in a world where hurricanes, heavy downpours, floods, blizzards, heat waves, and droughts are the norm. What kind of world would that be? But today, people in power have gathered to discuss the future humanity should be heading. A future that has mitigated and adapted to climate change. Read more
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ADB Gender Forum 2023 visual summaries by Tofu Creatives
When I found an ad about the ADB Gender Forum 2023, I quickly decided to participate because I think it would be a great opportunity with like-minded people to learn about how women’s voices can help towards climate action. Attending the two-day forum held at the ADB Headquarters on November 22-23, 2023, was really an Read more
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