Lucy: Support Phl climate change exec in UN talks

MANILA, Philippines - Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez has called on Filipinos to support Naderev Saño, Philippine climate change commissioner, who went on a fast to force developed economies to commit funds and technology for anti-global warming programs.

Torres-Gomez, whose district was among those devastated by Typhoon Yolanda, said such tragedies should not become “a way of life for us Filipinos.”

She said most countries of the world, “obsessed with myopic economic interests, have long chosen to ignore the looming problem of climate change.”

She cited comments from analysts that no major decisions are expected from the United Nations climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland.

She said while she wants to be optimistic about a deal being hammered out, she noted the final agreement on the matter is not expected to be concluded until 2015 in Paris, and will not come into force until 2020.