We’re pleased to announce The Climate Reality Project Asia, a renewed and more unified Branch based in the Philippines; bringing together Climate Reality Leaders and partners from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and beyond. We are connected more than ever not just by borderlines, but by a shared commitment to building a healthier future rooted in justice.
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.
In an unprecedented show of unity at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, more than 80 countries from across the global north and south have joined forces to demand what should have been established decades ago—a comprehensive roadmap to phase out fossil fuels.
The Climate Reality Project Philippines joins hundreds of civil society organizations in expressing dismay over the outcome of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s second part of the fifth session for a global agreement to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.2).
Instead of a robust and legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that addresses the entire life cycle of plastics—from extraction of raw materials to production and design to product use and to disposal—the world is left to wait in the dark as the talks once again failed to reach an agreement.
If the World Bank is serious about supporting clean, affordable energy for developing nations, then doubling down on nuclear and fossil gas — expensive, harmful, and higher in emissions — contradicts its commitment and will only stagnate progress on global energy transition as a solution to the climate crisis. The Climate Reality Project Philippines maintains that only an accelerated transition to renewable energy can deliver true climate resilience and sustainable development.
After five transformative years as Branch Manager of Climate Reality Philippines, Nazrin Castro transitions to an advisory role. During her tenure, the number of Climate Reality Leaders in the Philippines tripled, and groundbreaking programs in renewable energy, plastic reduction, sustainable mobility, climate finance, and youth empowerment made significant headway. She departs confident in the organization’s continued growth and success.
