{"id":68720,"date":"2025-11-12T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?p=68720"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:00:13","slug":"greenpeace-calls-for-justice-amid-phs-back-to-back-top-rankings-in-climate-risk-indices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/68720\/greenpeace-calls-for-justice-amid-phs-back-to-back-top-rankings-in-climate-risk-indices\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace calls for justice amid PH\u2019s back-to-back top rankings in climate risk indices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In San Juan, La Union where Super Typhoon Uwan left damages to coastal communities, climate survivors and Greenpeace activists unfurled a \u201cPolluter\u2019s Climate Bill\u201d worth five trillion dollars\u2014a reminder that those most responsible for the climate crisis still refuse to pay. | Photo by: Jilson Tiu \/ Greenpeace
\u00a9 Jilson Tiu \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

12 November 2025, Quezon City \u2014 Greenpeace Philippines said the country\u2019s continued placement among the world\u2019s most climate-vulnerable nations underscores how Filipinos are paying the highest price for the crisis, even as those most responsible for climate change evade accountability. The Philippines ranked 7th in Germanwatch\u2019s Climate Risk Index1<\/sup>, and once again 1st in the World Risk Index2<\/sup>, reflecting how millions remain at risk from worsening typhoons, floods, and other hazards. <\/p>\n\n

According to the report<\/a>, the country\u2019s high ranking was influenced by the size of the affected population and the extent of substantial economic losses caused by extreme weather. Human-induced climate change increased the average intensity of these storms in the Philippines by around 7.2 km\/hr and boosted the frequency of storms such as Carina by 30%, while also intensifying heat waves by about 1.2\u00b0C. The report was published as Filipinos are still reeling from Typhoon Tino3<\/sup> and Super Typhoon Uwan,4<\/sup> which has since claimed over 220 lives.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace Philippines Senior Campaigner Virginia Benosa-Llorin said:<\/p>\n\n

\u201cYear after year, the Philippines lands on the top of global climate risk lists. And year after year, nothing changes. \u2018Resilience\u2019 has become the excuse for inaction. Our people have paid with their homes, their health, and their lives, while those most responsible for the crisis profit and pollute with impunity.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cBetween 1995 and 2024, the Philippines recorded USD 35 billion in documented economic damage,1<\/sup> but that staggering amount does not even capture the non-economic losses Filipino communities have endured for decades. These are the invisible costs that never make it to official reports: the pain of losing a loved one, a livelihood, or a future.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s getting worse. In the span of days, Tino and Uwan\u2019s recent casualties show the same disturbing pattern: disaster, loss and damage, a long recovery, then disaster again. And all this while billions meant for flood control and climate protections are lost to corruption. The government should really be ashamed due to its lack of action amid a huge corruption scandal. The government\u2019s response must match the scale and speed of risk. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cAt COP30, rich nations must urgently fill the Loss and Damage Fund with grant-based finance that reaches communities fast. World leaders must also make carbon majors pay, because their decades of pollution have pushed vulnerable countries like ours to the brink. Here at home, the government should prioritize the CLIMA Bill to hold polluters accountable, protect and audit climate and flood-control budgets, and fast-track community-led resilience\u2014from mangroves and reefs to early warning and safe evacuation\u2014while stopping any new fossil expansion. Choose people over profit. Make polluters pay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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Photos of La Union photo-ops <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

Video of clip reel <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

Access all photos and videos of Super Typhoon Uwan <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> (<\/strong>https:\/\/act.gp\/uwan2025<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

IN THE PHOTO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In San Juan, La Union where a storm surge linked to Super Typhoon Uwan recently affected coastal communities, Greenpeace Philippines activists and climate survivors unfurled a massive \u201cpolluter\u2019s climate bill\u201d with a total of five trillion dollars, a partial accounting of the estimated loss and damage cost caused by the emissions of just the top five investor-owned oil and gas companies since 2015 (the year of the Paris Agreement).5<\/sup> The action highlighted the growing losses faced by local communities due to the worsening climate crisis. The groups urged world leaders and the Philippine delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil to ensure that funds for loss and damage reach those most affected\u2014and that the biggest climate polluters, not the people, pay for the cost of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n

Note to the editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

[1] Climate Risk Index 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

[2] WorldRiskIndex 2025: Philippines Remains World\u2019s Most At-Risk Country for Disasters<\/a><\/p>\n\n

[3] Situational Report No. 23 for the Effects of Tropical Cyclone TINO (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\n

[4] Situational Report No. 12 for the Effects of TC UWAN (2025)<\/a><\/p>\n\n

[5] Climate Survivors Reveal Trillion-dollar \u201cPolluter\u2019s Climate Bill\u201d \u2014 Call on BBM to Ensure Funding and Accountability<\/a><\/p>\n\n

For more information, contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

James Relativo, Greenpeace Communications Campaigner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

james.relativo@greenpeace.org | +63 919 069 3424 (SMART) | +63 960 480 0297 (Viber & WhatsApp)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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