Statement of Commitment kontra climate change, sinelyuhan ng multistakeholders

 

Nagkaisa ang ibat ibang government leaders, negosyante, at civil society organizations para palakasin pa ang climate at sustainability initiatives sa bansa.

Ito ay para makamit ang climate-resilient na Pilipinas pagsapit ng taong 20150.

Ayon kay Climate Change Commissioner Albert Dela Cruz, nagkasundo ang kanilang hanay na suportahan ang low-carbon development at ang pagbabago sa paggamit mula coal patungo sa renewable energy.

Kabilang sa mga lumagda sa Statement of Commitment sina dela Cruz, New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell, Securities and Exchange Commissioner McJill Bryant Fernandez, at Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Atty. Roel Refran.

“In the spirit of ‘No One Should Be Left Behind” in the Sustainable Development Goals, this statement of commitment is not just for us, but for our children and the children of our children,” pahayag ni dela Cruz.

Sinabi naman ni CCC Vice Chairperson at Executive Director Robert Borje na kailangan ng Pilipinas ang lahat ng uri ng tulong para matugunan ang climate change.

“Fighting the impacts of climate change comes at a cost. As a developing country that is at risk, the Philippines needs all the help we can get from both the public and private sectors, and indeed the international community through investments on adaptation and mitigation actions” pahayag ni Borje.

“The private sector—both being contributory and vulnerable to climate impacts—must see the value of these investments in growing their businesses, insulating their people and operations from climate shocks, avoiding emissions that exacerbate global warming and climate change, and how these can ultimately influence our ways of life for the better,” pahayag ni CCC Commissioner Rachel Anne Herrera. Tema sa taong ito ang “Sama-samang Tumutugon sa Hamon ng Nagbabagong Klima.” Nakassad sa Presidential Proclamation 1667 s. 2008 na taunang ginugunita ang Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week kada Nobyembre 19 hanggang 25.