Deadly Typhoon Gaemi, known as Typhoon Carina in The Philippines, has caused severe flooding in the country, claiming lives, wounding dozens more and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Authorities have declared a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.

Yeb Saño, Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said:

“These devastating floods are yet another indication of the destruction facing millions as the climate crisis accelerates. But while countries like mine struggle against increasingly ferocious storms and rising sea levels, the fossil fuel giants that are driving the crisis are making billions and continue to drill for yet more oil and ever more profits.

“Shell – who have produced 10 times the carbon pollution of the Philippines in the last fifty years – made almost $30 billion in profit last year. The Philippines has been chosen to host the Loss and Damage Fund which could provide a vital lifeline to help countries on the frontline of the climate crisis deal with the escalating damage costs. We urgently need bold global action to force the fossil fuel industry to stop drilling and start paying their climate debts.”