5 things Aquino should say in his UN speech

President Benigno Aquino III’s speech at United Nations Climate Summit in New York on Tuesday in front of 120 world leaders could be a “powerful platform” for a climate-vulnerable, developing country like the Philippines. As the 3rd most vulnerable country in the world, the Philippines is in a unique position to move climate change negotiations forward. Advocates see the Tuesday summit as crucial in building political will to ensure that an ambitious legally-binding agreement is made in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations in Paris in 2015. The Paris summit aims to come up with new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets that will take effect in 2020. Climate Change Commissioner Lucille Sering says Aquino is likely to talk about local efforts in building resiliency to climate change. But climate justice advocates are hoping for more.

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