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Empowering LGUs to Lead the Just Energy Transition

Every solar-powered streetlight, every community-hydropower project, every local ordinance that prioritizes renewable energy for the people— these are the everyday acts of service that bring our national climate goals to life.

On August 13 and 19, Climate Reality Philippines trooped to Visayas and Mindanao for the systems-strengthening workshop series, EmPOWER LGU: Capacity Building For Local Governments In Achieving Energy Targets in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

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August 27, 2026

Climate Reality PH: Streamlined transition process needed for LGUs to switch to renewables

Last July 29, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE), gathered energy stakeholders in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, for a forum entitled Choosing Renewables: Information Campaign on the Green Energy Option Program and Other Voluntary Renewable Energy Mechanisms.

Speakers included officials from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development Region 7 – Central Visayas (DepDEV), the Independent Electricity Market Operators of the Philippines (IEMOP); and First Gen Corporation. Essential to the discussions were their insights and expertise on the many pathways consumers can take to transition to RE.

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August 10, 2026

Reality Check: Without Holistic Climate Leadership, SONA 2026 Falls Short

Every Filipino family wants energy security, affordable electricity, and safe communities. President Marcos Jr.’s 2026 SONA spoke to these hopes. The Climate Reality Project Philippines recognizes the administration’s efforts to respond to the energy crisis, improve public transport, and strengthen disaster preparedness. But in a country pummeled by climate impacts, no explicit mention of the climate crisis and climate commitments was made.

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July 28, 2026

At REalTalk Youth, young leaders shape the just energy transition

In the grip of a struggling energy system and deepening climate threats, The Climate Reality Project Philippines gathered young leaders from across the country last July 7-9 for the first ever edition of REalTalk Youth— a hands-on workshop that honed their skills to develop community-based renewable energy (RE) programs.

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July 17, 2026

People-centered Transport as climate action: SEA transport planners, advocates #MoveTogether for low-carbon and sustainable mobility

Last May 21-23, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, in partnership with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), gathered transport planners and representatives across Asia to discuss best practices and pertinent issues surrounding sustainable mobility in the region.

Entitled, #MOVETOGETHER: Regional Exchange and Workshop on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Placemaking in Southeast Asia, the event was supported by the Clean Mobility Collective Southeast Asia (CMC SEA), TRANSCEND (Transformative Actions for Climate and Ecological Protection and Development) Project, and the Local Government of Antipolo City.

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June 4, 2026

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