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Yellow alerts in Luzon grid possible starting April 24 – ICSC report
Yellow alerts in Luzon grid possible starting April 24 – ICSC report

Yellow alerts in Luzon grid possible starting April 24 – ICSC report

admin2023-04-18T11:51:03+08:0018 Apr 2023|Tags: 2023, brownouts, DOE, Energy, energy crisis, energy security, GOMP, Ilijan, Luzon Power Outlook, NGCP, Press Release, report|

The report entitled “Luzon Power Outlook: Reviewing the Adequacy of Power Supply for April to June 2023” examined the sufficiency of power supply in Luzon for the second quarter of this year based on the power demand forecasts presented by the Department of Energy (DOE) this March. The report came a year after ICSC warned of a possible shortfall in the country’s power supply in the second quarter of 2022, in time for the national elections.

Private sector urged to incorporate sustainability and long-term resilience in business strategies
Private sector urged to incorporate sustainability and long-term resilience in business strategies

Private sector urged to incorporate sustainability and long-term resilience in business strategies

admin2022-11-21T17:14:53+08:0021 Nov 2022|Tags: BSP, ICD, Maynilad, Pete Maniego, Pilipinas: Aspire Rise Sustain, Press Release, TCRP|

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the private sector is urged to incorporate sustainability and long-term resilience into their business strategies in order to thrive in the new normal while dealing with the current economic challenges, which includes investing in the welfare of their employees, suppliers, and customers.

Shifting to RE generates significant savings – companies
Shifting to RE generates significant savings – companies

Shifting to RE generates significant savings – companies

admin2022-11-14T17:06:09+08:0014 Nov 2022|Tags: Converge ICT, First Gen, GEOP, ICD, Linden Suites, Pilipinas: Aspire Rise Sustain, Press Release, RA 9513, SEC, Viva Tropic Ice Company|

QUEZON CITY, November 14, 2022 – Businesses and companies in the Philippines weighed in on the savings and positive impacts on the private sector brought by renewable energy through the Department of Energy’s Green Energy Option Program (GEOP), in the first of three webinars of the “Pilipinas: Aspire, Rise, Sustain” series last Friday. The series, which [...]

CVF Calls Glasgow Climate Pact ‘Broken’, Following New Assessment of NDCs
CVF Calls Glasgow Climate Pact ‘Broken’, Following New Assessment of NDCs

CVF Calls Glasgow Climate Pact ‘Broken’, Following New Assessment of NDCs

admin2022-11-14T08:54:53+08:0011 Nov 2022|Tags: 1.5C, Aroha, COP27, CVF, G20, G7, Glasgow Climate Pact, Henry Kokofu, NDC, paris agreement, Press Release, Saleemul Huq, Traffic Light Assessment, V20, Yann Robiou du Pont|

The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) today at COP27 issued a major new report which uses a traffic light approach to show that G7 and G20 major economies are stuck on ‘red’ in terms of their NDCs’ alignment with the 1.5ºC goal of the Paris Agreement.

Sri Lanka Launches ‘Climate Prosperity Plan’ to Power Faster Economic Recovery and Achieve Net-Negative Carbon Emissions
Sri Lanka Launches ‘Climate Prosperity Plan’ to Power Faster Economic Recovery and Achieve Net-Negative Carbon Emissions

Sri Lanka Launches ‘Climate Prosperity Plan’ to Power Faster Economic Recovery and Achieve Net-Negative Carbon Emissions

admin2022-11-09T12:58:25+08:0009 Nov 2022|Tags: Climate Prosperity Plans, COP27, CPP, CVF, Press Release, Sri Lanka, UNFCCC, V20|

This Preliminary Report presents Sri Lanka’s Climate Prosperity Plan: a national investment strategy to carve a pathway towards prosperity in a climate-insecure world. Sri Lanka’s Climate Prosperity Plan aims to maximise socio-economic outcomes and wellbeing for the population of Sri Lanka. To do so, the strategy focuses on unlocking the maximum domestic renewable energy potential and enhancing resilience through nature-based solutions and financial protection.

Nine years after Haiyan: Guiuan leads in stronger climate action
Nine years after Haiyan: Guiuan leads in stronger climate action

Nine years after Haiyan: Guiuan leads in stronger climate action

admin2022-11-08T14:54:11+08:0008 Nov 2022|Tags: Agam Agenda, Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan, COP27, CVF, Danica Supnet, Golden Cowrie Action Awards, Guiuan, haiyan, Klima Eskwela, Lourdes Tibig, Press Release, TCRP, When Is Now, Yolanda|

In commemoration of the ninth anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan, the local government of Guiuan in Eastern Samar, the first municipality battered by the super typhoon in 2013, gathered together youth groups, teachers, and civil society organizations, to deepen their understanding of climate science and adaptation, empowering Guiuananon citizens to do their part in making the community more resilient.

Citizens count almost 200,000 people on bikes nationwide
Citizens count almost 200,000 people on bikes nationwide

Citizens count almost 200,000 people on bikes nationwide

admin2022-10-30T14:08:20+08:0028 Oct 2022|Tags: #BetterByBicycle, #PHmobility, 350 Pilipinas, active mobility, Aldrin Pelicano, Baguio City, bicycle, bike count, Cebu City, Citizen's Bike Count, cycling, Davao City, Iloilo City, Mandaue City, Marikina City, MNL Moves, mobility awards, Naga City, Pasig City, Pinay Bike Commuter, Press Release, Quezon City, road safety, San Juan City, The Climate Reality Project Philippines|

Over 600 volunteers around the country recorded a total of 191,578 cyclists in major roads of ten cities in the Philippines, providing urgency and basis for national agencies and local governments to accelerate establishment of safer, more inclusive infrastructure and policies promoting active transport.

Gov’t, academe, private sector commit to advance climate finance in PHL
Gov’t, academe, private sector commit to advance climate finance in PHL

Gov’t, academe, private sector commit to advance climate finance in PHL

admin2022-10-25T15:58:43+08:0025 Oct 2022|Tags: Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, Benguet State University, CDRFI, climate and disaster risk financing and insurance, Climate Change Commission, Climate Finance, Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong, MAP, MCII, Multi-Actor Partnership, Press Release, RA 10121, V20 Ministerial Dialogue IX Communique, Visayas State University, Xavier University|

A broad range of stakeholders led by legislators, national agencies, and non-government groups pledged together to accelerate the roll out of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) initiatives to protect vulnerable communities from the worsening impacts of climate change.

DOF, other V20 finance ministers call for global finance reforms to manage debt, climate impacts
DOF, other V20 finance ministers call for global finance reforms to manage debt, climate impacts

DOF, other V20 finance ministers call for global finance reforms to manage debt, climate impacts

admin2022-10-19T15:29:56+08:0019 Oct 2022|Tags: Benjamin Diokno, COP27, DOF, G7, IMF, Kristalina Georgiva, Neil Cabiles, Press Release, The Global Shield, V20, V20 Ministerial Dialogue IX Communique, Washington DC|

WASHINGTON DC, 19 October 2022 – At the recently held annual meetings here of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) called for debt restructuring and other global financing reforms to help them manage the economic threats of both debt and climate change. The Philippines was the founding chair of the V20 in its establishment in 2015.

DOE, ERC: Energy transition policy developments underway
DOE, ERC: Energy transition policy developments underway

DOE, ERC: Energy transition policy developments underway

admin2022-10-13T15:45:44+08:0013 Oct 2022|Tags: CASE, CentRE, DER, DOE, ERC, FES, Fidel Nemenzo, Francis Dela Cruz, Press Release, RA 9513, RE Act of 2008, RE Congress, TARGET, UP Diliman|

Officials from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced in a conference yesterday the developments in government policies and programs to advance the energy transition in the Philippines, in particular Republic Act No. 9513 or the Renewable Energy (RE) Act of 2008.