Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship – ICSC | Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities

In Philippines, climate change tests Indigenous farming like never before [Mongabay]

Jhian Aranas2023-08-28T14:48:55+08:0028 Aug 2023|Tags: agriculture, Iloilo, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Keith Fabro, Mongabay, Typhoon Haiyan|

On #NationalHeroesDay2023, ICSC celebrates the local climate heroes like the Suludnon, who are at the forefront of the fight against climate change and working to secure a liveable, sustainable future for generations to come. We continue to urge the country’s leaders to commit to and invest in ambitious climate action that supports and protects our most vulnerable, and helps provide a brighter future for every Filipino. Written by 2022 Klima Fellow Keith Anthony Fabro.

[Klima Reports] Solar power fuels Surigao island’s rise from Odette

Jhian Aranas2022-12-19T21:40:36+08:0018 Dec 2022|Tags: Inquirer.net, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Reports, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy, Typhoon Odette|

On December 2021, Super Typhoon Odette, internationally known as Rai, devastated the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands. A year later, Klima Fellows from Philippine Daily Inquirer Erwin Mascariñas and Ivy Marie Mangadlao visited one of the affected villages and documented how solar energy helped the community back on its feet.

[Klima Reports] Raising the bar: Part 2 – Benguet towns to partner with Beneco for sustainable power supply

Jhian Aranas2022-12-19T21:41:40+08:0004 Dec 2022|Tags: Ambuklao, Beneco, Benguet, Carl Taawan, energy crisis, energy transition, Highland Tribune, hydroelectric power, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Fellowship, Klima Reports, Klima Stories, Sam Bautista|

The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) initial foray into renewable energy generation in Man-asok Buguias, Benguet is the first of many planned for the province to make Benguet self-reliant when it comes to energy.

[Klima Reports] Renewables best option for cheap energy in Mindanao

Jhian Aranas2022-12-06T18:16:04+08:0004 Dec 2022|Tags: energy crisis, energy transition, Germelina Lacorte, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Fellowship, Klima Reports, Mindanao, renewable energy|

Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro, deputy executive director of the Mindanao Development Authority (Minda), loves to remember the time, not so long ago, when electricity rates in Mindanao hovered at P6 per kilowatt-hour, the lowest in the country. This was when hydroelectricity generated from the waters of Agus and Pulangi rivers made up the bulk of the region’s energy supply. The Agus and Pulangi plants had a combined installed capacity of 1,001.1 megawatts.

Jeepneys’ just energy transition bogged down by lack of support

Jhian Aranas2022-12-06T18:59:04+08:0028 Nov 2022|Tags: Bulatlat, e-jeep, energy transition, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, jeepney, Klima Fellowship, Klima Reports, Klima Stories, Mavic Conde, transportaion|

Part 2 of a two-part series “A just transition to jeepney modernization entails putting critical infrastructure in place and empowering small cooperatives while developing renewable energy sources.”

Local stories on the Philippine energy transition launched

Ira Guerrero2022-12-01T09:39:01+08:0028 Nov 2022|Tags: Energy, energy transition, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, journalism, Klima Fellowship, Nonoy Espina|

QUEZON CITY, November 28, 2022 – Energy transition stories written by non-energy beat journalists from across the Philippines were launched today under the Klima Reports, an online compendium of stories published by the Fellows of the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship. Named in honor of the late veteran journalist and tireless media workers’ advocate Jose Jaime [...]

[Klima Reports] Raising the Bar: Part 1 – Benguet’s Renewable Energy Quest for Stable Power Source

Jhian Aranas2022-11-28T03:34:39+08:0027 Nov 2022|Tags: Ambuklao, hydroelectric power, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Stories, renewable energy|

What are the potentials and challenges in shifting to renewable energy, particularly hydropower, in order to power up Benguet? Our Klima Fellows Carl Taawan and Sam Bautista explore the realities of venturing into hydropower in the province in this two-part story in the Highland Tribune.

[Klima Reports] Regreening Mindanao grid

Jhian Aranas2022-12-06T15:36:45+08:0027 Nov 2022|Tags: ADDU, energy transition, Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Stories, Mindanao, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy|

In the shift to renewables, all hands should be on-deck, from government actors, private stakeholders, the academe, and the community. In this two-part story, our Klima Fellows Germelina Lacorte and Barry Ohaylan speak with academics and engineers from the Ateneo de Davao University to learn about their efforts in greening their university and in extension, Davao City and Mindanao.

[Klima Reports] Solar power lights up, enhances productivity in remote SouthCot IP village

Jhian Aranas2022-11-28T03:31:02+08:0027 Nov 2022|Tags: Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Stories, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy|

The indigenous Manobo community in Sitio Blit in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato used to be shrouded in darkness, until a government project called “tala” (star) lit up their homes using solar power. This special report by Bong Sarmiento and Carolyn Arguillas, our Klima Fellows from Mindanews, takes us to this foggy village in Mindanao, where households benefit from renewable energy.

[Klima Reports] Jeepney modernization’s rushed timeline neglects drivers’ woes

Jhian Aranas2022-12-06T19:09:01+08:0027 Nov 2022|Tags: Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, Klima Reports, Klima Stories, low carbon development, Transportation|

The transport sector is one of the major contributors to carbon emissions. As the world moves towards renewable energy sources, how do we ensure a just transition for the public transport sector in the Philippines? Our Klima Fellows Mavic Conde and Ronalyn Olea from Bulatlat produced a two-part report exploring the government’s jeepney modernization program, which envisions greener public transport.