The Green Report

As a new year begins, predictions abound on what 2024 will bring. Looking through the lens of climate change, a new year means one year closer to the deadlines set to curb emissions. In this episode, environment editor Jee Geronimo and reporter Iya Gozum talk about what happened to their 2023 predictions and the big environmental stories they expect to follow in 2024.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) had finally wrapped up, with parties agreeing to transition away from fossil fuels. In this Green Report episode, environment editor Jee Geronimo and reporter Iya Gozum talk to Avril de Torres, the deputy executive director of the policy think tank Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development, on what transpired at COP28 in Dubai. https://www.rappler.com/environment/the-green-report-episode-cop28-beginning-end-fossil-fuels/

In this episode of The Green Report, environment editor Jee Geronimo and reporter Iya Gozum talk to Rappler graphic artists Marian Hukom and David Castuciano about the artistic process of making the visuals of the two-part investigative stories on the Teduray. https://www.rappler.com/environment/the-green-report-art-stories-teduray-tragedy/

At COP28, disaster-stricken countries will continue to demand funds from rich polluters. But management of disaster funds remain to be a sticking point, especially for local governments in the Philippines. In this episode, Rappler environment reporter Iya Gozum and community head Pia Ranada talks to Romulo Tagalong, senior policy advocacy officer at Oxfam, about the challenges and low-hanging fruits in disaster budgeting and management.

In this The Green Report episode, environment editor Jee Geronimo and reporter Iya Gozum talk to Mark Watts, the executive director of C40 Cities, a global network of leading cities around the world working to combat climate change.

Climate change is a global problem. It’s an issue that transcends domestic laws and actions. Is the current framework of international law enough to obligate countries to cooperate and drastically cut emissions? In this episode of The Green Report, Jee Geronimo and Iya Gozum talk to Rappler justice reporter Lian Buan about the climate crisis and the past Conference of Parties in the context of international law.

Still on a high from a fruitful field work in San Enrique, Negros Occidental, Rappler environment editor Jee Geronimo and environment reporter Iya Gozum talk to their teammates, production specialists Ulysis Pontanares and Jeff Digma, about the trip, what’s it like to tell stories through video, and why video matters in environmental reporting.

San Enrique, ang komunidad na nangangalaga sa bakawan Sa episode na ito ng The Green Report, nagpunta ang Rappler sa San Enrique, isang bayan sa Negros Occidental na aktibong nagpapatupad ng mangrove rehabilitation program.

In this episode, some of Rappler’s millennials and Gen Zs discuss climate anxiety and their personal ways of coping. They also discuss the importance of journalists’ work in finding solutions to the climate crisis.

Have you ever considered shifting to a zero-waste lifestyle? In this episode, Froilan Grate of GAIA Philippines talks to Rappler reporter Iya Gozum about shifting to a zero-waste lifestyle and how individual choices can contribute to the bigger goal of saving the planet.

In this episode of The Green Report, Rappler’s environment editor Jee Geronimo and multimedia reporter Iya Gozum talk about the process of making the in-depth reports assessing the oil spill response and the performance of DENR Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga.

In this episode, we invite a couple to share how the outdoors helped them find their way into each other. For Johnny and Ara Trasadas, the mountains became their gateway to finding love, forever, and environmental advocacy.

In this episode, Jee Geronimo and Iya Gozum invite Rappler’s resident foodies and Life and Style and Entertainment reporters Amanda Lago and Steph Arnaldo as they try the delectable world of plant-based eating. Special thanks to Shirley’s Just Vegan, The Good Choices PH, The Vegetarian Kitchen, Pizza Plant, Latasia Fushion, Auro Chocolate, and Alt Scoops.

In this episode, The Green Report hosts Jee Geronimo and Iya Gozum talk to Geri Amarnani, one of the founders of the Pinay Bike Commuter Community (PBCC) Facebook group.

If there’s anything the first quarter of 2023 tells us, it’s that a lot can happen in three months. For this episode, Rappler's Jee Geronimo and Iya Gozum talk about the biggest environmental issues that made the headlines from January to March.

In this episode, Rappler’s environment editor Jee Geronimo and social media producer Iya Gozum talk about some of the trending ‘green’ lifestyle choices people make.

In this episode of 'The Green Report', hosts Jee Geronimo and Iya Gozum talk to geologist and professor Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo about the threats of reclamations in the Philippines, the lessons we can learn from the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake, and the country’s energy transition.

In this episode, occasional hiker Jee Geronimo and mountaineer Iya Gozum see for themselves what the famous hiking destination looks like after six years of rehabilitation.

In this yearstarter episode of Rappler’s environment podcast, social media producer Iya Gozum and environment editor Jee Geronimo talk to Joshua Villalobos, founder of Youth for Climate Hope.

There have been different reactions and reflections on the recently concluded 27th UN Climate Change Summit in Egypt. This, as 2022 also comes to a close. In this episode of Rappler’s environment podcast, desk editor Jee Geronimo and digital communications specialist Iya Gozum talk to Akyon Klima’s John Leo Algo to make sense of how decisions at COP27 impact the Philippines. They also make fearless forecasts for the environment for 2023.