Duterte urged wealthy countries to ‘do more’ in fight for climate justice

By Prince Golez

The Philippines will do its part in lowering carbon emission and reducing global warming, President Rodrigo Duterte assured Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders during a meeting Friday.

Duterte, however, urged major contributors to CO2 emissions to “do more.”

“The Philippines contributes less than one percent to global greenhouse gas emissions. But like other developing countries, we suffer the most from climate change,” the Chief Executive lamented.

“The main burden of climate action must fall more on those most responsible for this existential crisis – past and present,” he added.

Duterte said the global transition to clean energy cannot be at the expense of the developing world’s progress.

“This simply is not right. This is a problem 200 years in the making – from which some countries benefited more than others. Now we are all in this crisis – past the point of no return,” according to him.

He also called on developed ASEM partners to “stay true” to the shared values of fulfilling commitments in climate financing, technology transfer and capacity-building without political preconditions.

“We all need to do our part. The Philippines certainly will. But those who benefitted from our planet the most must do more,” the President concluded.

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