The third catastrophe is the ignorance, blindness and apathy and indifference of the public worldwide to the truth of climate change.
“We have seen our fair share of destruction of lives and ecosystems .... Are these not enough for us to finally say no to mining in the Philippines?"
The report said the world’s addiction to single-use plastic is a serious contributor to the climate crisis.
This is part of the country’s pursuit of climate justice at the global level, a position it has championed in decades of negotiations.
All are icing on the cake. We cannot eat their empty words. At the end of the day, the people and the planet suffer.
Filipino climate activists sought the help of the Vatican delegation in COP26 to lobby for the inclusion of “loss and damage” mechanism in the climate summit agenda next year.
The new pledges at COP26 are NOT ENOUGH to solve the climate crisis!
The Philippines has suffered billions of dollars worth of economic losses due to extreme weather events linked to climate change
The NCCP called on world leaders in the 26th climate conference “to finally respond with urgency to the climate crisis”
The typhoon’s eighth anniversary marked the opening of the second week of negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow