First Gen underscores decarbonization plan
By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 22, 2023, 7:25 pm
from manilastandard.net
The Philippines needs a decarbonization and adaptation plan to address the growing impact of climate change, the top executive of First Gen Corp. said Wednesday.
“We need a comprehensive, integrated and well-studied national decarbonization and adaptation plan of our own, backed by constant feedback from what science is telling us,” First Gen chairman Federico Lopez said during the 4th Philippine Environment Summit.
He said the decarbonization and adaptation plan should cut across all affected sectors such as agriculture and energy. “There’s so many aspects there. Decarbonization has many aspects, not only energy but also agriculture, waste, food,” he said.
Lopez said the Philippines should also focus on climate adaptation because it is one of the more vulnerable countries to climate change.
Oscar M. Lopez Center teamed up with the UP College of Engineering and Singapore Observatory to conduct studies on rising sea levels.
