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Philippines has over 1,800MW potential solar capacity nationwide – ICSC
QUEZON CITY, July 15, 2025 – Covering 174 cities and municipalities across the country, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) found 1,309.64 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Luzon, 472.48MW capacity in Visayas, and 61.08MW capacity in Mindanao – amounting to 1,846.08MW nationwide –– through a solar [...]
ICSC and DLSU-JRIG to redesign local climate finance tracking toolkit
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), together with the De La Salle University Jesse M. Robredo Institute for Governance (DLSU-JRIG) held an inception workshop on June 30, 2025 at the De La Salle University Manila, Philippines, to redesign the Climate Finance Accountability Initiative (CFAI) local tracking toolkit. [...]
The Future of Forests Starts with Communities
By Andrea Joy Anas Editor’s Note: Aya is currently a Senior Climate Policy Analyst (with a focus on Climate Governance) with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. The CBFMA Policy Analysis and Inception Workshop, cited in this blog, served as a collaborative space to validate initial findings on [...]
A Hope for the Next Generation
By Sophia Kaye Fernandez Editor’s Note: Sophia is currently a Communications Officer for Media and Events at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, stationed at the organization’s Eastern Visayas office. How old should you be to start speaking up for the world? And how old should [...]
Renewable energy will lower electricity prices in the long run – DOE
DOWNLOAD PDF TAGUIG CITY, 26 June 2025 –– Increasing the share of renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines’ power generation mix marks a strategic shift away from costly and volatile fossil fuels, and in turn, will lower electricity prices in the long run, the Department of Energy (DOE) [...]
