Rising temperatures? PH must act now

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Filipinos should consider as a wake-up call the Fifth Assessment report on climate change compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which blames human activities for global warming. It predicted that world temperatures would rise by 0.3 to 4.8 degrees Celsius this century. Sea levels are projected to rise between 26 and 82 centimeters. There will also be an increase in heatwaves, floods and droughts, warned the report. A national network of Philippine organizations said the report should translate to domestic action. The national government “must stop paying lip service” to renewable energy, for example, it added.

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