Palace to hold climate change meet on Nov. 20
11/13/2008 | 04:28 AM
MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the convening of a conference that seeks to tackle ways to cut carbon emissions and prevent the ill-effects of climate change.
In a press conference Wednesday, Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change Heherson T. Alvarez said the forum will be called "Carbon Cutting Congress versus Climate Change" and will be held on Nov. 20 in Malacañang.
Mr. Alvarez, a former senator and Environment secretary, said the consensus of the parties will be forwarded to the Philippine delegation to the 14th session of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland in December.
Expected to speak before the conference are Mrs. Arroyo, United Nations Development Program resident representative Renaud Meyer, Vigor Mendoza of One United Transport Coalition, Albay Governor Jose Ma. "Joey" S. Salceda and representatives of various government agencies, the academe and the private sector.
Environment groups have said that the failure to address the emission of harmful gases would lead to drastic climate change and pollution. - BusinessWorld
In a press conference Wednesday, Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change Heherson T. Alvarez said the forum will be called "Carbon Cutting Congress versus Climate Change" and will be held on Nov. 20 in Malacañang.
Mr. Alvarez, a former senator and Environment secretary, said the consensus of the parties will be forwarded to the Philippine delegation to the 14th session of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland in December.
Expected to speak before the conference are Mrs. Arroyo, United Nations Development Program resident representative Renaud Meyer, Vigor Mendoza of One United Transport Coalition, Albay Governor Jose Ma. "Joey" S. Salceda and representatives of various government agencies, the academe and the private sector.
Environment groups have said that the failure to address the emission of harmful gases would lead to drastic climate change and pollution. - BusinessWorld
