VARIOUS Filipino advocacy groups joined the Asia-wide protest actions against climate and debt crises ahead of the Group of 20 Summit hosted in New Delhi, India from September 9 to 10, 2023.
The groups maintained that G20 countries together contribute to 75 percent of global trade and almost 85 percent of the world's gross domestic product, while they also account for 80 percent of world power sector emissions, with per capita CO2 from coal power at 1.6 tons in 2022, up from 1.5 tons in 2015 and significantly higher than a global average of 1.1 tons.
Leaders of the 20 member states and delegates from 40 countries during the two-day summit are expected to discuss pressing global issues, including climate change, clean energy transition, and tackling poverty. Ian Rivera, coordinator of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice , urged the G20"to deliver finance not only for the energy transition, but also to cover the costs of adaptation, building resilience and addressing Loss and Damage."
But a G20 commitment to triple RE capacity by 2030 failed to get an agreement due to issues of financing, accessibility, and technology, according to APMDD.