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The Road to Renewables: Turning Vision into Local Action
By Mel Matthew Doctor Note: Mel currently serves as the Senior Campaign Officer for Energy Policy at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, and was acting project lead of the 2025 Road to Renewables: Conversations on Energy Transition Roadshow. During one of the focus group discussions in [...]
Sustainable energy is not a privilege, but a right for all
by Charisse Maxine Parchamento Editor’s Note: Cha is a Campaigns and Advocacy Officer of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, focused on energy policy. In my job interview for ICSC, I introduced myself with a precaution: I have limited knowledge and experience in the renewable energy [...]
Learning Drives us Forward on the Road to Renewables
by Miguel Joachim Balburias Editor’s Note: Mojie currently serves as a Data Analyst with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities’ Energy Policy team. You have nothing to prove, but everything to learn. This was something my college mentor used to tell me all the time. It [...]
Charged for Change
by Jedidiah Yabut Editor’s Note: Jed is currently a Data Analyst with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. The Road to Renewables: Conversations on Energy Transition in Tacloban City was a four-day gathering focused on one big goal: localizing the Philippine energy transition. National policies are important, [...]
A brighter future awaits: the shared commitment for a just energy transition
by Allyssa Nerine Garcia EDITOR’S NOTE: Nerine is an Administrative Assistant of ICSC. She was part of the core team who led the preparations and execution of the Philippine Energy Transition Dialogue (Ph-ETD) 2025, held last September 3-4 at The Peninsula Manila. For more information about the Ph-ETD, which [...]
