Dela Cruz: “Climate finance ensures countries survive, and thrive with their dignity intact”

2024-12-05T12:02:11+08:0016 Nov 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In the beginning of the 29th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), ICSC Executive Director Angelo Kairos dela Cruz was featured in the November 14 broadcast of Dateline Philippines on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), highlighting how climate finance can help ensure that small island developing countries, such [...]

PH to seek ‘bolder’ climate action from developed countries at COP27 [ANC]

2022-11-10T15:06:40+08:0010 Nov 2022|Tags: , , |

We must act on climate change for our own long-term development. In an interview with ANC 24/7, ICSC deputy executive director Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz said "The Philippines is a good example of how climate policies can be set up, but the challenge comes with implementation. If we keep on putting climate change as a chapter of our development strategy, it won't make things work. We must act on climate change, not because the UN says so, not because COP27 says so, we must do it for our own long-term development strategies."

[ANC] What are ways to lower electricity costs in PH?

2022-05-17T17:12:30+08:0008 May 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

by ANC News| May 8, 2022  "Transitioning to renewable energy sources, which are indigenous, will lower the prices and will provide stable prices for our consumers," said ICSC senior policy advisor Atty. Pedro Maniego Jr. Watch the full video by ANC Digital: https://youtu.be/_ddLS_R22II

[ANC] Power Play: Developing Renewable Energy Solutions for the Philippines

2022-04-26T17:45:49+08:0013 Apr 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |

ANC NEWS | April 13, 2022  Financial Futures Center founder and V20 Group finance advisor Sara Jane Ahmed and speakers from the Department of Energy Philippines, ACEN, Solar Philippines, Citicore Power, and BDO Capital discussed the current and future energy landscape of the country on ANC 24/7's webinar entitled "Power Play: [...]

ANC | Window to prevent worst of climate change impact narrowing

2021-09-28T16:46:20+08:0012 Aug 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

Reposted from the ANC 24/7 Youtube channel Dateline Philippines: While some effects of climate change are already locked in, there is still hope to prevent the worst from happening. That's according to Denise Fontanilla, associate for policy advocacy at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. She says the impact of climate change is not entirely [...]

PH sea level rise may be faster than global average: climatologist

2021-08-11T12:41:22+08:0011 Aug 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

August 11, 2021 | Published by ABS-CBN News | READ THE STORY HERE MANILA – Sea levels in the Philippines may be rising faster than the global average, a climatologist said. Meteorologist and climatologist Lourdes Tibig said a coastal island in Visayas may be experiencing a sea level rise faster than that of the global average. [...]

Renewables provide more flexible, affordable energy amid power outages

2021-06-02T16:02:23+08:0002 Jun 2021|Tags: , , , |

QUEZON CITY, 2 June 2021 -- In response to the red alert status raised for the Luzon power grid and resulting power outages, an energy policy expert recommended the installation of more renewable energy plants to allow for flexible and affordable power generation. “The shortage in power supply, or more accurately, a lack of reserve capacity, [...]

ANC: Typhoons are normal, but climate change supercharging

2020-11-20T18:38:25+08:0014 Nov 2020|Tags: , , , , , |

"Blaming typhoon[s completely] on climate change is not only unscientific, but it also dilutes critical accountability issues among government agencies and other key players." In the face of massive destruction from back-to-back powerful storms, Kairos Dela Cruz, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, calls on authorities to address the [...]

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