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PH remains committed to climate change

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MALACAñANG on Saturday said the government remained committed to climate change obligations as the world celebrated Saturday the international observance of Earth Day. 

“This occasion is a good reminder of the Philippines’ commitment to the global call to fight climate change and uphold climate justice as well as our country’s solidarity to the rest of the world in spreading that while we pursue economic development programs, we continuously aspire for sustainable, climate change-resilient living,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. 

Last March, voting 22-0, the Senate concurred with the ratification of the Paris Agreement despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier misgivings. 

Duterte had earlier threatened not to honor the Paris pact, saying it would only hinder the country’s economic growth but later changed his mind after his Cabinet members unanimously voted for its ratification.

Following the ratification, the Philippines would have an access to the Green Climate Fund—a mechanism under the accord where developed nations, known as the world’s biggest carbon emitters —and would be obliged to pool together $100 million annually to support vulnerable countries.

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The international agreement aims to keep the average global temperature to “well below two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.” 

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