Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, February 27 said the climate change problem does not recognize national boundaries.

 Thus, the government has to take a more aggressive stance in the next Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention to Climate Change to hold the industrialized nations accountable for their previous contribution to global warming, given that the contribution of the Philippines is very minuscule, she said.

Marcos noted that there have been too many pledges and too little action. 

‘’But there are at least two new grounds for optimism: the COP27 discussion, at last, of their debt to the vulnerable developing world’s “loss and damage” as well as US President Joe Biden’s climate catch-up law, the Inflation Reduction Act,’’ she said.

Marcos emphasized that It has long been established that island nations like the Philippines suffer the most from associated damages from climate change such as rising sea levels, prolonged droughts, and stronger typhoons.

‘’On our part, the national government can continue to promote efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the Philippines through a shift to renewables and other low-carbon technologies, promoting energy conservation, and promoting mass transportation through railways,’’ she said.

‘’For the locals government units (LGUs), investment for resiliency programs would be critical,’’ she added.