Chambers and the Environment

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Chambers andthe Environment

• 6th WORLD CHAMBER CONGRESS
• 5 June 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

MR. JOSE S. ALEJANDROVice PresidentPhilippine
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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OUTLINE

• Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  (PCCI)
• The Philippine Scenario
• The Philippine Challenges
• The PCCI Initiatives
• PCCI and the SMEs
• The PCCI Proposed Platforms

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Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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The Philippine Scenario

• CO2 Emission (Gg)
• Energy 50,000
• Agriculture 33,000
• Industry 10,000
• Waste 9,000
• TOTAL 102,000

(0.9 of World )
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Perceived Climate Change

• Increasing no. of hot days/ warm nights
• Intense rains more frequent
• Substantial amount of coral reefs affected by
  bleaching
• Rising Sea level / more flood build ups
• El Niño threats to food production in land and sea

If not addressed 6 annual damage to GDP
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The Philippine Challenges

• Balancing employment / livelihood with
  environmental compliance
• Mining, Solid Waste Management, Clean Air Act
• Balancing power supply cost with cheaper fuel
• Coal, Bunker C, etc.
• Coping with natural hazards
• Typhoons, earthquake, volcanic eruptions, etc.
• Hazard mapping

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PCCI Initiatives

• Advocacy
• Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol (2006)
• Passage of
• Clean Air Act (RA 8749), Renewable Energy Law,
• Clean Water Act (RA 9275),
• Eco Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003)
• Promotion of Business Opportunities along with
  Renewable Energy and Clean Development Mechanism
  (CDM) areas
• 25 MW wind power in Northern Luzon
• Various bio-diesel and bio-ethanol enterprises
• Passage of the Electric Power Industry
  Restructuring Act (EPIRA)

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PCCI Initiatives

• Direct Participation
• Formulation of supporting policies
• General Effluent Studies (GES)
• Industry Scientific Effluent Standard (ISES)
• Member, Metro Manila Clean Air Energy Board
• Member, Joint Oversight Committee on Clean Water
  Act and Clean Air Act
• Lead in Electricity Efficiency and Conservation
  Section of the National Competitive Commission

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PCI and the SMEs

• Active SME participation in
• Pollution control
• Eco-profit approach to greening program
• SWITCH program of the Department of Energy
• Air, Water and Waste Management (AWWM) Program
  Campaign
• Various Methane Recovery Small Enterprises

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PCCI Proposed Platforms

• Premise
• All those challenges willNOT GO AWAY IN OUR
  LIFETIME
• Hence
• Continue strong local actions, information and
  advocacy programs,
• Continue active participation in local
  legislative processes to ensure realistic and
  business/investment friendly environmental laws,
• Develop/create official mechanism for chambers
  consultation and Best Practice exchange,
• Support current regional mitigation programs and
  initiatives, e.g. Coral Triangle Initiative,
• Advocate for more regional initiatives/cooperation
  on water basin management, shared marine
  ecosystems, extreme weather events and infectious
  disease containment.

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Key to Chamber (PCCI) Success

• Strong Private-Public Sectors Partnership