MANILA, Philippines- Nagpahayag ang Pilipinas, Estados Unidos at Japan ng hangaring isulong ang kanilang trilateral cooperation sa malinis na enerhiya.
Ang commitment ay isinagawa sa makasaysayang trilateral summit nina Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sa White House sa Washington DC.
Sa joint statement, kinilala ng tatlong lider ang umiiral na banta ng climate crisis, at tinukoy ang pangangailangan ng agarang aksyon para mabawasan ang greenhouse gas emissions alinsunod sa 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, at pabilisin ang pagsisikap na makapagtatag ng “clean energy economies.”
“Our three nations seek to expand trilateral cooperation in the Philippines on the deployment of clean energy technologies, including renewable energy projects such as solar and wind, to support energy requirements in the Philippines and help ensure a just energy transition,” ayon sa mga ito.
“Japan, the Philippines, and the United States are working together to expand cooperation for the transition to clean energy and create high-standard, clean energy supply chain jobs across our three nations through the mutually beneficial development of resources in clear, transparent, and fair market competition with strong protections for labor rights and the environment.”ang nakasaad pa rin sa kalatas.
Hangad din nina Pangulong Marcos, Biden at Kishida na palawigin ang partnership ng tatlong bansa sa ligtas at secure na civil-nuclear capacity building, habang kinilala naman ang naging kahilingan ng Pilipinas para sa “further training and capacity building” para sa nuclear scientists, engineers, at kaugnay na personnel at policymakers.
Sa ilalim ng Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program, plano ng Estados Unidos at Japan na maco-host ng nuclear energy study tour sa Japan para sa nuclear experts at policy decision-makers mula sa Pilipinas at iba pang FIRST partner countries.
“We also plan to deepen trilateral cooperation on civilian nuclear workforce development through a trilateral dialogue this year, to advance the Philippines’ civil nuclear energy program,” ang naging pahayag ng tatlong lider.
Winelcome naman ng mga ito ang unang Nuclear Energy Summit sa Brussels noong Marso 21. Mahigit 35 bansa kabilang na ang Japan, Pilipinas at Estados Unidos ang nagpartisipa sa naturang event.
Nagpahayag din ng suporta ang mga ito para sa mahalagang mineral industries bilang isang paraan para maisulong ang “resilient and reliable global supply chains” para sa mahalagang mineral.
“We share the goal of producing and supplying battery materials and batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems for the global marketplace. The United States, under the International Visitor Leadership Program, plans to manage a clean energy supply chain training program for select participants from Japan and the Philippines,” ayon sa mga ito.
“In addition, the United States and Japan look forward to the Philippines being a founding member of the Minerals Security Partnership Forum, which signifies an important step towards securing and diversifying our collective clean energy supply chains,” patuloy nila. Kris Jose
