Lopez Holdings Corporation echoed the call of investee First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) for a low carbon future. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, Lopez Holdings chairman Manuel M. Lopez said “clean energy is necessary if our country will fulfill its commitment to COP21 (the 21st Conference of Parties, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference).” He added that, among these commitments “is to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions conditionally by 70 percent by year 2030, in solidarity with other nations.” “We must support economic growth with clean energy, to balance our current needs with those of future generations who will have to deal with greater crises from climate change,” Lopez said. According to Lopez, “we support our government’s thrust to uplift the quality of life of Filipinos through socio-economic interventions, while at the same time creating resilient communities, prepared for disasters and willing to forgo short-term gains in favor of [...]
