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May 7, 2026

How the global energy crisis is impacting small islanders in the Philippines

In the first month of the US-Iran conflict, oil giants pulled in an extra $30 million per hour as fuel costs skyrocketed. For fishing communities, fuel costs determine whether they can go out to sea and earn enough to feed their families. As prices rise and supplies dwindle, the margin for survival shrinks.
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A graphical composite image showing a Filipino man on the left and a woman on the right, both rendered in black and white, on top of a background of colourful shapes in red, blue and yellow. A small fishing boat is rendered in yellow in the foreground.

May 7, 2026

How the global energy crisis is impacting small islanders in the Philippines

In the first month of the US-Iran conflict, oil giants pulled in an extra $30 million per hour as fuel costs skyrocketed. For fishing communities, fuel costs determine whether they can go out to sea and earn enough to feed their families. As prices rise and supplies dwindle, the margin for survival shrinks.

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March 8, 2026

Our Courage is Bigger Than Any Storm

I was scared at first. But I think of my children and their tomorrow. That’s where the courage comes from. Doing what is right is not about being fearless; it’s about choosing what matters more than fear.

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February 5, 2026

The cost of Shell's billions

Shell is making astronomical profits from a business model that is fuelling climate change, with devastating impacts. As fossil fuel pollution raises temperatures, extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense.

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December 16, 2025

From Batasan Island: Why I’m Fighting for Climate Justice

Climate justice can sound like a big, distant phrase, but for us it is simple. It’s the right to sleep without seawater licking the floorboards. The right to fish and come home safe. The right to rebuild once—and not rebuild the same house again and again.

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A group of people stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London holding flags and signs, and a central banner reads "Climate disasters aren't natural. 100+ typhoon survivors demand justice. Shell must pay."

December 11, 2025

Survivors of deadly Philippines super typhoon take Shell to court over climate harms

The survivors argue that Shell’s actions contributed to climate change, which made Odette significantly more likely and more severe. It is the first case to directly link death, injury and property destruction in the Global South to a fossil fuel giant in the Global North.

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October 23, 2025

Typhoon victims hit Shell with legal action over climate damages

Shell is set to be taken to court over its role in causing Typhoon Odette in the Philippines, according to a Letter Before Action (LBA) delivered to Shell HQ in London. Typhoon Odette, which struck the Philippines on 16 December 2021, killed over 400 people, severely injured over 1,000 more and destroyed 1.4 million homes.

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