The DENR has called on Filipinos to participate in this year's observation of 'Earth Hour' on March 25 carrying the theme 'The Biggest Hour for the Earth.” ManilaBulletin
In support of international initiatives to save the environment and combat climate change, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has called on Filipinos to participate in this year's observation of "Earth Hour" on March 25 carrying the theme "The Biggest Hour for the Earth.”
“The one-hour ‘lights off’ action significantly lowers energy consumption, thus reducing carbon emission and harmful greenhouse gases , whose biggest source is electricity,” the agency said in a statement. “These include watching documentary or educational films on environmental issues, such as the WWF Entangled Series of three-minute videos on biodiversity loss, deep seabed mining, planet plastic, nature-based solution, and other topics; listening to podcasts or talks of the WWF, British Broadcasting Corporation and TED Talks; and joining Earth Hour events near them,” it said.
With its Nationally Determined Contribution , the Philippines pledged to reduce and avoid greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture, transport, energy, waste, industry, and forestry sectors by 75 percent between 2020 and 2030. The last three of these are under the DENR's purview.
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