Legarda Sees Coal Phase Out as Countries Pursue Green Growth

May 19, 2018

Senator Loren Legarda said that she sees the eventual “obsolescence” of coal as countries strive to shift towards renewable energy sources, which are now becoming more affordable than fossil fuels.

Legarda made the statement at the 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (SDSWR) where she was a panelist for the session titled, “How ASEAN Governments are Shifting to Green Growth.”

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Legarda Participates in 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources

May 17, 2018

Senator Loren Legarda will participate in the 5th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources organized by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) on May 18, 2018.

Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Finance and Climate Change, has been invited to be among the panelists for the session, “How ASEAN is Shifting to Green Growth,” where she will discuss key threats that climate change poses to the Philippines and ASEAN in general as well as government interventions to address the same.

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