"I appeal to the whole world, I appeal to leaders from all over the world, to open our eyes to the stark reality that we face. I appeal to ministers. The outcome of our work is not about what our political masters want. It is about what is demanded of us by 7 billion people." Naderev Saño, the lead negotiator of the Philippine delegation broke down in front of the United Nations and the world. While his voice cracked and while he held his tears back, the world could feel how sincere his plea was. His voice echoed the sympathies of the millions who wanted change, real change this time.

Cop18 was not as successful as it was majorly expected. It went on as a deja vu of Cop15. There wasn't an ideally remarkable moment, except that one minute when a man on the verge of tears challenged the whole world. Cop18 might have blown little life to Kyoto Protocol but aside from that, there wasn't a monumental moment or agreement that has mammoth impact to the unending battle against Climate Change. In the end it wasn't even a fight against Climate Change in itself, it's already a combat against politics, corporation and greed.

Half a world away from Doha, 1,096,633 families or 5,408,229 persons were affected in 2,317 barangays in 248 municipalities and 35 cities in 30 provinces of Regions IV-B, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, XIII and CARAGA. The whole country wept as tropical storm Pablo left the southern part of the Philippines devastated. The sadness was felt in Doha as the lead negotiator of the Philippine devastation almost broke into tears. And for a brief moment the world listened. Since the turn of the century, the country has experienced storms that left previously unimaginable damages. The world watched and shook their head. They pointed corruption as the culprit. We had funds but were not utilized to a beneficial purpose. Now that the extreme went to the most extreme, who's to blame?

The country emits a far lesser amount of carbon dioxide compared to the developed countries. However, we suffered a greater share of calamities along with other third world countries. We received fair amount of help, but support is what we really need. If all countries in the world convert to renewable energy it will greatly cut down carbon emissions. Thereby mitigating further climate crisis. It sounds a lot simpler when corporations and politicians don't get in the way.

For years, UN Climate Conferences served as a venue for participating countries to discuss the future of the world. It has been years, and still they claim they are in the constructive process. How many climate conferences will it take? Will the world survive until the next Climate Change conference?*