The Philippines is counting on the international community to provide aid to help it cut emissions and protect vulnerable communities. Will COP26 deliver?
to head the delegation and chair the Climate Change Commission is telling of Duterte's priorities when talking climate. Another Cabinet member firmly behind Duterte on climate justice, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., is part of the delegation.
Estela, convenor of Youth Strike 4 Climate Philippines, is frustrated that Duterte himself is not among the At COP26, the delegation is set to launch a plan to retire coal-fired plants in Mindanao, a low-hanging fruit for the government. On Wednesday, October 27, a panel of Philippine scientists gave a list of to-dos for the government, ranging from setting up real-time weather monitoring in localities and improving access to climate risk insurance programs.
But Filipinos across the board will not escape the threats posed by climate change to food and water security, given its wide-ranging impact on crops, fish stocks, and water sources.by a UN scientific body said the world is already locked in for worse climate hazards after warming by 1.1 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. If emissions aren't significantly slashed, the planet is set to warm by 1.5ºC sometime in the 2030s.
Because of the huge consequences of failure in Glasgow, Philippine civil society groups are adamant that the government delegation"step up" in negotiations.