Naderev Saño on what’s at stake for PH in climate summit

In a video interview with Rappler, Climate Change Commissioner Naderev Saño explained the principle of common but differentiated responsibility. He said, “Every individual, every country in this planet has a responsibility but it is differentiated because those who were largely responsible for the problem must have larger responsibility.” He explained the bitter pill: to avert this crisis, the world must “reindustrialize in the same scale as the first industrial revolution.” He admitted it is a very complex problem but his optimism lies in his belief in humanity’s ability to save itself and to rise above adversity. “Because the alternative is not even an alternative. It is the demise of human civilization. It is the demise of biodiversity.”

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