This study particularly recognizes climate finance’s key role in advancing energy transition in the Philippines because of its large-scale investments in mobilizing climate adaptation and mitigation strategies to ensure that countries can transition to a low-carbon development pathway. To better facilitate access to climate finance toward a just and sustainable future in the country, this study examines the policies and the Philippines’ energy transition-related portfolio of two multilateral climate funds: the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Further, the study uses the principles of justice (i.e., recognition-based, procedural, distributional, and remedial) as criteria to assess whether and how the policies and projects demonstrate a fast, just, and transformative transition.
Reflections on the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement
Jhian Aranas2024-06-10T14:00:28+08:00This commentary reflects on the first Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement on climate change to offer insights for advancing climate actions and informing future GST cycles. The first GST, which concluded at COP28 in 2023, demonstrates the vital importance of a comprehensive, balanced, and inclusive approach to multilateral climate action. The GST’s call to transition away from fossil fuels is an important political achievement. Yet, the GST outcome also reveals gaps, shortcomings, and potential dangers ahead. Future climate negotiations, we argue, would benefit from a more integrated, holistic perspective, and more nuanced balancing of ambition and implementation.
Climate-Resilient Development in Eastern Visayas
Ira Guerrero2024-06-22T17:00:11+08:00A briefer on the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities' work in the Eastern Visayas region
Philippine Power Outlook: Reviewing the Adequacy of Power Supply for April to June 2024
Ira Guerrero2024-04-16T09:29:08+08:00The "Philippine Power Outlook: Reviewing the Adequacy of Power Supply for April to June 2024" report examined power supply projections in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in the second quarter of 2024 based on the power demand and supply outlook presented by the Department of Energy (DOE). It also delved into the impacts of the El Niño weather phenomenon to the country’s hydropower capacity.
The E-Jeepney Initiative of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities
Ira Guerrero2024-03-14T00:57:17+08:00This report draws on the ten-year experience (from 2007 to 2017) of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (formerly Green Renewable Independent Power Producer, Inc. or GRIPP) in pioneering the adoption of e-jeepneys in the country, which identified intricacies and substantial unpredictability inherent in introducing innovative and inclusive urban transportation solutions.
Enabling Policy and Governance Environment for E-Vehicle Adoption and Integration in Public Transport
Ira Guerrero2024-03-14T01:09:14+08:00Drawing lessons from the experience of cooperatives and corporations currently operating electric jeepneys on city routes, this report focuses on analyzing the current enabling policy and governance environment for e-vehicle adoption and integration in public transport. It also provides policy recommendations to address current operational barriers faced by e-jeepney cooperatives/corporations, as well as ensuring e-jeepney operations are compatible with clean air and climate commitments of the country.
The Economics of E-Jeepney Transport Operations
Ira Guerrero2024-03-14T01:01:12+08:00This report looks at documenting and examining current business models and cost-benefit analyses of operating e-jeepney transport fleets by one transport joint venture and three cooperatives, including sources of financing and investment structures that are currently operating in key cities in the Philippines (General Santos City; Lapu-Lapu City; Muntinlupa City; and Las Piñas City). The study examines the economic costs and benefits and identifies operational challenges that hamper the sustainability of their fleet operations.
Overview of the Climate Policy Progress in Southeast Asia: Taking Stock of the Countries’ Submissions to the UNFCCC
Ira Guerrero2023-10-19T12:12:27+08:00This study takes stock of the status of the submission of national communications, particularly National Communications, Biennial Update Reports (BURs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and Long-term Strategy, from SEA countries. This study recommends further in-depth analyses to identify and bridge the global gaps in global commitments and country-level implementation.
Summary Report on the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Southeast Asia Hub Launch and Kick-off Workshop
Ira Guerrero2023-08-24T02:39:13+08:00This summary report outlined the events that transpired during the official launch of the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Southeast Asia (SEA) regional consortium on May 16-18, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. During the three-day event, non-state actor (NSA) representatives from the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, and Lao PDR gathered to discuss key activities of the Hub and develop a flexible common framework for translating the outcomes of the Global Stocktake (GST) in the context of Southeast Asia, and for informing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) updates through the GST processes.