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By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
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MANILA – President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte has been urged to demand for climate action from countries that have contributed most to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Climate activists called on the president to hold developed countries accountable over their harmful impact on the environment.
They also demanded reparations for the damage to the environment caused to developing nations.
“The question is not whether or not we ratify the Paris Agreement but will the Duterte Administration demand for more ambitious targets and just agreements that would benefit countries like the Philippines,” said Sanlakas secretary-general Aaron Pedrosa.
The 22nd international gathering of country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is scheduled to take place from Nov. 7 to Nov. 18 in Morocco.
In last year’s Conference of Parties, nearly 200 nations, including the country, agreed to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Philippine government, however, has yet to approve the ratification of the global climate deals
Gerry Arances of the Center of Energy, Ecology, and Development said Duterte must “obligate” developed countries to engage in climate financing and technology transfer to help poor countries manage climate-related risks.
Arances lamented that developed countries have a history of not living up to aid promises amid their commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
According to him, while industrialized nations have committed in 2009 to give developing countries $100 billion in climate finances starting 2020, “no binding and measurable targets leading towards the completion of this goal has been laid down since the latest Paris climate conference.”
Duterte, he added, should demand concrete action from donor countries to deliver the climate finance goals they have promised.
“(The President) must also call for industrialized countries to comply with their commitment to technology transfer. This provides [many] opportunities for developing countries to adopt measures and technologies that can help them in becoming self-sufficient in terms of dealing with climate change,” Arances said./PN
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