Duterte pushes sanctions for Paris convention violators

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:46:31 +0000

President Duterte said yesterday that the Paris convention on climate change was doomed to fail if there will be no sanctions for its signatories that will violate its provisions.

In a speech in Sarangani, Duterte reiterated that the convention should have sanctions for its members who fail to follow the agreement which aimed to deal with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance.

“The one thing that is not present and therefore becomes a very inutile commission is it does not have sanctions. You can commit so many things there, excess of carbon monoxide and all, and yet there is no sanction. You should better understand that. It has to have a sanction for violators,” he said.

“Without a sanction, I do not think it will succeed. It will only fail and worsen the situation for the coming generation. But without a sanction, I don’t think it will succeed,” he added.

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