Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

The Metro Manila, Philippines, is known to be one of the most populated and polluted cities in the world with incidence of carbon emissions from motor vehicles. The Philippines is ranked 48th in terms of carbon emission in the transportation sector. Air Pollution in Metro Manila is dangerously high, and according to study, 65 percent of the pollution comes from vehicle emissions, thereby contributing to a degraded and unhealthy environment. It is estimated that carbon dioxide emission is increasing in the Philippines by 1.4 percent on average, every year since 2006, based on the World Bank data, using linear trending. This paper portrays the various actions, responses and agitations towards climate change adaptation and mitigation, while using the Metro Manila in the Philippines as an illustration and particularly the constant pollution from the motor vehicles. Review of relevant literature on the subject, climate change is undertaken.