Across the Seas, Under the Same Sun
Across Seas, Under the same sun By Sophia Kaye Fernandez “I am happy.” This was what the community leaders told me when I asked them about the installation of the solar PV systems in Fiji. At first, I wanted something else: A tearful story. A life-changing testimony. A quote that can perfectly translate how renewable energy can help a community, something that I can easily write about that would leave a lasting impression. Instead, they just smiled, slightly overwhelmed, and simply told me that they were happy. The people smile a lot [...]
Solar Scholars Across Islands: Bridging Communities through Renewable Energy
By Glinly Alvero Editor’s Note: Glin currently serves as ICSC’s RE-Charge Pilipinas Senior Innovations Officer, based in ICSC’s regional office in Tacloban City, Leyte. With increasing risks and impacts from the changing climate, there are communities that are far more vulnerable than others, and they’re the ones who are affected immediately, with impacts on their livelihoods and lives. As we are facing this battle, the call for energy transition has become one of the key initiatives to address this: in grassroots communities, especially those off-grid, they are also taking a step forward towards energy transition, like using [...]