The world is experiencing extremes in weather that has left devastation in its path. While developing countries try to lessen their impact on the environment, big economies do not. The recent conference on climate change did not resolve anything. We heard the usual rhetoric with no concrete commitment. China and the US isn’t doing enough and they expect the smaller economies to do all the work.
Protecting their interest is more important than humanity. They can survive the onslaught because of their huge economies. We, the smaller ones cannot. We end up borrowing from these countries to reconstruct our devastated infrastructures.
At present, the Philippines is trying its best to veer away from coal-fired electricity. We’re trying to go Green as possible with grants from the EU and loans from international sources. This has put so much burden on our economy that we just cannot cope up. It takes huge amounts to develop and tap our geothermal resources just to minimize or totally eradicate our reliance on coal.
I just wish those whose economies do the most damage do their part. If you’re rich, don’t flaunt it. Be responsible and put your money where your mouth is. If the smaller economies go down, you won’t have a place to dump your products on. At the end of the day, you’ll be killing your economies as well.
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