Filipino climate advocates urge China to lead Asia’s renewable energy initiatives

FILIPINO climate campaigners and other civil society groups have urged the Chinese government to lead in building 100 percent renewable energy in Asia, particularly wind and solar power projects. "China is in the best position to lead Asian developing countries' rapid and equitable shift towards 100 percent renewable energy,” said Lidy Nacpil, coordinator of the Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD). In a statement, Nacpil and her allied organizations called on China “to swiftly translate all of its recent pronouncements into concrete actions to support the renewable energy transition in developing countries." Nacpil added. Citing data, Nacpil said…