Greenpeace Targets Incoming Coal Shipment in Quezon

“Clearly the national government is not serious about addressing climate
change. You can’t stop a problem by abetting the cause,” said
Greenpeace Southeast Asia Climate and Energy Campaigner Jasper Inventor.
“If the government wants to do right, the first thing on their list
would be to quit coal and ensure there will be no more new coal
construction and expansion. The government must then start phasing out
of this dirty and dangerous power source while increasingly tapping
clean, safe, renewable energy. Renewable energy sources are abundant in
our country, the only thing we need more of is the political will to
deploy them,” he added.

The energy sector is responsible for some two-thirds of world’s climate
change-causing greenhouse gas emissions. Coal-fired power plants are
the biggest offenders. Coal is the dirtiest, most carbon intensive of
all fossil fuels. Coal emits 29% more carbon per unit of energy than oil
and 80% more than gas. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main driver of
climate change, representing a major portion o the world’s greenhouse
gas emissions. Globally, coal accounts for almost 60% of carbon dioxide
emissions from the power sector.

Environment ministers from G8 countries are scheduled to meet today with
climate change on top of their agenda. Greenpeace is also calling on G8
countries to take real action against climate change, and deliver an
Energy Revolution that makes coal the fuel of last resort.

The ship’s first port of call was Legazpi City, Albay, where the
Governor of Albay declared the province a “no-coal zone” during a press
conference onboard the vessel.

The Rainbow Warrior is in the Philippines to spearhead the Greenpeace
“Quit Coal Tour” in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The tour aims to
promote solutions to stop climate change–an energy revolution away from
the use of climate-damaging coal, and a massive shift to renewable energy.

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