{"id":3913,"date":"2019-12-05T13:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T05:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?p=3913"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:39:20","slug":"greenpeace-reactive-to-the-philippines-placing-2nd-in-the-global-climate-risk-index-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/3913\/greenpeace-reactive-to-the-philippines-placing-2nd-in-the-global-climate-risk-index-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace Reactive to the Philippines placing 2nd in the Global Climate Risk Index 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Madrid,\nSpain, 04 December 2019. — <\/em>The 15th<\/sup> Edition of the\nGlobal Climate Risk Index has just been released today, with the report citing\nthe Philippines as the 2nd most affected by climate change in 2018 and the 4th<\/sup>\namong the long-term climate-impacted countries (1999-2018).<\/p>\n\n

Speaking from Madrid, Yeb Sa\u00f1o, Executive\nDirector of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said: \n<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe writing on the wall is clear: the\nPhilippines is in a climate emergency. We have been in a state of climate\nemergency for decades now, and the situation is not getting any better–and it\nwill not get any better unless the world leaders gathering for the COP25 in\nMadrid show concrete commitments towards the promises they made in Paris. We\nalso call on the Philippine government to formally acknowledge this emergency\nsituation and act with the utmost urgency and defend the interests of its\npeople in the face of climate injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe need urgent action if we are to address\nthe root causes of the climate crisis and achieve climate justice for our\npeople. This would only be possible if tackling climate change and its impacts\non the lives of Filipino people is given top priority by government and placed\nat the center of policy- and decision-making on local and national levels.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cGreenpeace is therefore calling on President\nRodrigo Duterte to issue a Climate Emergency Declaration and, as an immediate\nnext step, hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the harms to Filipino\npeople brought on by their activities that are driving the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIn recognition of this climate emergency, the Philippine government should lead the demand for industrialized nations to ratchet up their emissions reduction ambitions in order to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Our own government must also ensure the country\u2019s rapid and just transition to a climate-friendly development through a massive uptake of renewable energy solutions, the phase-out of coal-fired power plants and a stop to all coal and fossil fuels expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace has\nlaunched a Petition for a Climate Emergency Declaration and is calling on\nFilipinos to sign on to it at  <\/em>act.gp\/climateemergencyph<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n

For\nmedia enquiries please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

JP Agcaoili, Communications Manager,\nGreenpeace Southeast Asia \u2013 Philippines<\/p>\n\n

jp.agcaoili@greenpeace.org | +63 949 889 1334<\/p>\n

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