'If not us, then who? If not now, then when?'

"If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"

7th December 2012, by Peter

The lead negotiator for the Philippines at the Climate Conference in Doha, Naderev Saño, could not keep back the tears as he made a passionate appeal for real action on climate change.

"I appeal to all, please, no more delays, no more excuses. Please, let Doha be remembered as the place where we found the political will to turn things around...

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...

I ask of all of us here, if not us, then who? If not now, then when? If not here, then where?"