Why COP27 matters to PH now more than ever READ:
Many Filipinos will wake up today not knowing that in a place called Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, a very important two-week event called COP 27 has started, shaping up as perhaps the most consequential gathering of world leaders that will determine the future of this planet and the lives of the most vulnerable. The 110-million plus Filipinos, ironically, are part of this most vulnerable segment.
During the opening remarks given by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, he signaled that a “new era begins and we begin to do things differently.” “Paris gave us the agreement. Katowice and Glasgow gave us the plan. Sharm El-Sheikh shifts us to implementation. No one can be a mere passenger on this journey. This is the signal that times have changed,” Stiell said.
The importance of COP cannot be stressed further enough as it is not only the biggest and most important annual climate-related conference, but it brings together presidents, prime ministers, CEOs, climate advocates, scientists, researchers, media, etc. in one forum to do something concrete and immediate to address climate change. In the words of Stiell, plans are already done; it is now time for action.
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