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Sinabi ng United Nations Environment Programme na ang methane ay isang mapanganib na gas at 80 beses na mas matindi sa pagpapa-init ng mundo kaysa sa CO2 sa loob ng 20 taon.
The United Nations Environment Programme notes that methane is a hazardous gas and is 80 times more potent at warming the Earth than CO2 over a 20-year period.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s promise to boost local energy sources is anchored on private capital, so the government is courting investors to beef up the country’s natural gas and renewable energy industries amid a looming energy crisis.
Sa isang pahayag kamakailan sa telebisyon, sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ang kuryente sa bansa ay “gawa ng langis.” Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto. Hindi langis ang nangingibabaw na pinagkukunan ng enerhiya sa bansa. Isa lamang ito sa ilang pinagmumulan na ginagamit ng gobyerno at pribadong sektor.
During his business trip to the Middle East, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Saudi Arabia for its contributions to the Philippine economy: jobs for Filipino workers and oil supply.