BY DENNIS POSADAS
itmatters.com.ph
Former Senator and
Philippine climate change advocate Heherson "Sonny" Alvarez heads the Philippine delegation to the old Polish town of Poznan, where some 187 world leaders, joined by top scientists and environmental advocates, are converging for the 14th Session of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP-14) from Dec. 1-12 under the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC).
"Pursue a commitment on equitable technology transfer for mitigation of greenhouse gases and adaptation of human and natural systems to the adverse impacts of climate change Emphasize more concrete and improved incentives for financial and technology transfer to non-Annex-1 nations or developing countries like
the Philippines," President Arroyo said to Alvarez via e-mail.
As a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, which was ratified by
the Philippine Senate in 2003, the country is mandated to comply with a 50% reduction by 2050, subject to ratification by all member-nations. Presently, the Protocol only mandates a 5% reduction by 2012. On the other hand, scientists from the IPCC are calling for a 50-80% reduction.
"The goal of reducing carbon and greenhouse gases by 50% may be too conservative in view of the latest findings by climatologists that climate change conditions are deteriorating faster than originally estimated. For this reason,
the Philippine position should help galvanize the policy of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) toward an 80% cut," the President said.
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