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Asean leaders must face climate change challenge head on: Jakarta Post contributor


The Straits Times
Asean leaders must face climate change challenge head on: Jakarta Post contributor
The writer says that Asean s focus on trade should not overshadow the ultimate fight that humanity must face: climate change.
Asean leaders are seen on a screen as they attend the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit as part of the 37th Asean Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov15, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS
Simone Galimberti
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Trade agreement without green deal


 
Despite being portrayed as a success, the 37th ASEAN Summit, recently held under the chairmanship of Vietnam, should be reframed and reconsidered in terms of the commitments made to combat climate change.
We wish we could have found, in the final declaration issued at the end of the conclave, some commitments, perhaps not as bold as we should expect from an ambitious regional bloc like ASEAN but nevertheless some signals, at least a symbolic decision, proving that the regional leaders are looking beyond trade and remain ready, despite the challenges, to fight for climate action.
Instead, trade was king, and because of it, the summit has been celebrated as an unprecedented success with the regional bloc able to present a joint front and sign a landmark trade agreement, creating the biggest free trade area in the world. ....

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