MALACAÑANG reiterated the Philippines’ commitment to participate in global efforts to fight climate change on the international observance of Earth Day on Saturday. “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,” Abella said. In March, the Senate unanimously concurred with President Rodrigo Duterte’s ratification of the landmark Paris climate change agreement that would compel highly industrialized countries to cap greenhouse gas emissions and pursue the development of renewable energy. The Paris Agreement seeks to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global average temperature rise this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. For her, these “higher beings” are the source of love that can lead every person to be passionate in taking care of nature.

Source: Manila Times April 22, 2017 16:01 UTC