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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
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Speaking from the Streets: A cyclist’s open letter to PBBM

Every State of the Nation Address tells us where our country is headed. This year, I listened, as someone who has spent the past several years working alongside people who rely on our roads every day, not behind the wheel of a car, but on bicycles and on foot. Along the way, I have met students who bike to school, workers who walk to save on transport costs, and communities that simply want roads where they can travel safely. Despite this, our road infrastructure consistently fails to reflect their existence.

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July 31, 2026
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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
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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
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PH National Climate Pledge Means Empowering Local Government to Deliver Just Climate Progress for Filipinos

As the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) approaches, the Philippines has yet to finalize its updated national climate action pledge through the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The delay is not merely a setback, but a window for the Philippines to create NDC policies and measures (PAMs) that are just, equitable, measurable, and time-bound, for climate action that is rooted in climate justice.

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July 2, 2026
Press Releases

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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