After what we observed at the 2024 UN climate negotiations , it looks like the Philippines' leadership in global climate governance is starting to trend in the right direction once again.While the negotiations on a new global finance goal to support the climate actions of developing nations ended in an alarmingly disappointing note, the efforts of the country's negotiators and staff deserve praise for holding their ground for most of the conference in a way that others did not.
Did we improve from last year?The lack of guarantees for social and environmental safeguards is one of the main issues for NGOs and community representatives in a few dialogues with Philippine government officials, including some that took place at the sidelines of COP29.
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