by Jedidiah Yabut Editor’s Note: Jed is currently a Data Analyst with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. The Road to Renewables: Conversations on Energy Transition in Tacloban City was a four-day gathering focused on one big goal: localizing the Philippine energy transition. National policies are important, but they don’t mean much if local governments, communities, and cooperatives can’t translate them into action. That’s what this event aimed to do: bridge the gap between ambition and the realities on the ground. It brought together mayors, vice mayors, regional planners, civil society leaders, academics, journalists, and private sector [...]