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Civil society groups discuss strategies to promote inclusive and sustainable mobility in Southeast Asia

2024-09-27T17:31:43+08:0020 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Representatives from non-government organizations, civil society, social enterprises, and coalitions in Southeast Asia talked about transportation challenges experienced by cities across the region and tackled ways to promote safe, inclusive, and sustainable mobility.  Following their first gathering in Chiang Mai, Thailand last year, the Clean Mobility Collective (CMC) Southeast Asia convened in Danao City, Cebu, [...]

240 hours, countless lessons: Lhean’s personal insights as an intern at ICSC’s RE-Charge Pilipinas

2024-09-23T14:40:42+08:0019 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Lhean Tabuyan Lhean E. Tabuyan is a third-year Electrical Engineering Student from the Eastern Visayas State University, who recently completed his internship with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities - RE-Charge Pilipinas team in Tacloban City. I am very thankful to ICSC’s RE-Charge Pilipinas (RCP) for accepting us [interns] for on-the-job [...]

Re-Charging Communities: A journey of Mark as an ICSC intern

2024-09-23T14:41:24+08:0019 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Mark Justin Antiquera Francis Carl O. Villalino is a third-year Electrical Engineering Student from the Eastern Visayas State University, who recently completed his internship with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities - RE-Charge Pilipinas team in Tacloban City. As a student with no prior knowledge of and experience in solar [...]

From Papers to Panels: Francis’ Hands-On learning with ICSC’s RE-Charge Pilipinas

2024-09-23T14:41:17+08:0019 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Francis Carl Villalino Francis Carl O. Villalino is a third-year Electrical Engineering Student from the Eastern Visayas State University, who recently completed his internship with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities - RE-Charge Pilipinas team in Tacloban City. When I began my internship at ICSC’s RE-Charge Pilipinas (RCP), I knew [...]

ICSC expresses support for Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chair Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta

2024-09-18T15:48:39+08:0018 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , |

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) expresses deep concern over the circumstances surrounding the charges against Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta, Chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The Institute believes, after careful deliberation, that this development is a regression to the whole sector, which is being re-shaped significantly under Atty. Dimalanta’s leadership. Atty. Dimalanta [...]

Group asks gov’t to lower energy prices, hike supply [Manila Standard]

2024-08-29T15:09:42+08:0028 Aug 2024|Tags: , , , , |

by Alena Mae S. Flores | August 27, 2024| Published by Manila Standard | READ THE STORY HERE The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a Philippine-based energy think tank, urged the government to address high electricity costs as the country prepares to become an upper-middle-income country (UMIC) next year. Jephraim Manansala, [...]

Is coal still king? Pressure mounts on lifting of moratorium on coal-fired plants

2024-09-04T16:56:40+08:0027 Aug 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

by Pedro H. Maniego Jr. | Published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer | August 23, 2024 | READ THE FULL ARTICLE  The call to lift the moratorium on new coal-fired power plants in the Philippines has intensified recently. Proponents argue that coal is the most affordable and reliable power source, referring to a [...]

Government, civil society tackle unlocking finance for urban climate action

2024-08-15T14:13:49+08:0015 Aug 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities PRESS RELEASE PASIG CITY, August 15, 2024 – Officials from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and representatives from government agencies and civil society discussed the importance of unlocking climate finance to support the implementation [...]

MAP-ELCA Youth Campaigners Established Following a Training on Campaign Strategy, Organizing, and Leadership

2024-09-13T21:07:56+08:0007 Aug 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

DOWNLOAD PDF Written by Ma. Czarinna de Cadiz | Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), together with its partners from AktivAsia Philippines and the Paranas Local Government Unit, conducted a four-day Foundational Training on Campaign Strategy, Organizing, and Leadership on July 4-7, 2024, at the [...]

Breathing Billboard installation launched to visualize the true state of air quality in Metro Manila

2024-08-05T06:28:24+08:0002 Aug 2024|Tags: , , , , |

QUEZON CITY, August 2, 2024 – In time for National Lung Month this August, clean air advocates have called for the urgent updating of the country’s air quality standards by installing a breathing billboard outside the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City today, providing a visualization of air quality conditions in Metro [...]

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