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Philippine Star
Philippine Star
The Philippine Star December 14, 2021 | 12:00am Last week the government announced a piece of encouraging news. Being included for the first time in the Climate Change Performance Index, the Philippines ranked 23rd among 63 countries and the European Union as one entity in terms of climate protection efforts. Those included in the CCPI account for approximately 90 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The independent monitoring tool has been published annually since 2005 by environmental NGO Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network, in consultation with some 4…