{"id":132146,"date":"2017-11-18T01:35:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T06:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=132146"},"modified":"2017-11-18T01:35:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T06:35:19","slug":"filipino-eco-group-urges-trump-to-re-think-global-warming-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/18\/filipino-eco-group-urges-trump-to-re-think-global-warming-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino eco group urges Trump to re-think global warming stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_128599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128599\" style=\"width: 633px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128599\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture.png\" alt=\"FILE: President Donald J. Trump (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr)\" width=\"633\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture.png 633w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: President Donald J. Trump (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead via Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2014 Environmental group Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. is urging United States President Donald Trump to re-think his stance on global warming.<\/p>\n<p>The local group said the Philippines, a long-time ally of the US, is seen to be among those most affected by climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We seek your compassionate heart for you to see the clear and present danger that continuously threatens all Filipinos due to global warming and climate change,&#8221; Clean Air Philippines Movement Inc. chairman Michael Aragon said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>According to Aragon, the US and the Philippines are long-time friends and Trump is a friend to the Filipinos, who would eventually be affected by climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The policies and decisions of the leader of the most powerful country in the world also affect us here in the Philippines,&#8221; Aragon said.<\/p>\n<p>He added the Philippines has lower carbon emissions compared with first world countries, but is more gravely affected by climate change than other nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Philippines&#8217; minor contribution to the total global footprint is only 0.3 percent or less than one percent vis-a-vis the major carbon footprint contributions of the first world countries, yet when fatal disasters strike due to global warming and climate change, it is the Filipinos who suffers most,&#8221; he pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>The group cited various studies that showed the Philippines is among those most vulnerable to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is the remaining country in the world that has not signed the Paris climate agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Early this month, war-torn Syria signed the agreement, which brings the total signatories to 197.<\/p>\n<p>The legally-binding Paris climate deal aims to limit global temperature rise to below 2\u00b0C and to maintain the rise to 1.5\u00b0C through reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>It also established actions to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, while it finances mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. 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