In our column “Eleventh Hour” this week at the Manila Bulletin, Pinoy Climate Reality Leader McRey Sario wrote about the recent screening of the documentary film Delikado at the St. Joseph’s Academy of Las Piñas (SJA), where he serves as the head of the Student Services Department.
To join the celebration of World Food Day this October, we talked to Pinoy Climate Reality Leader Vincer Quibral about the interlinked challenges of the ongoing pandemic, climate change, and rising food prices.
The first Poets for Climate Exhibit opened today at the City Hall of Makati featuring 12 poems depicting how the climate crisis is undoing and transforming the landscapes and places we call home. The exhibit, entitled “The Making And Unmaking of Places: Stories of Loss, Resilience, And Restoration Using Poetry and Art,” is curated by The Climate Reality Project Philippines in partnership with the City Government of Makati and the British Embassy in Manila. It will run at the city hall until November 7 and will travel to the University of Makati and Glorietta in the following weeks.
Increasing the renewable energy share in the Philippine power mix to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2050 would require policymakers to amend the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, revisit the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), and reinforce the implementation of Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act.
A new White Paper prepared by the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator or CEIA, an international initiative, shows that one payment scheme under the Green Energy Program (GEOP) offers a fixed discount from the monthly rate offered by the local distribution utilities, with the discounted rates potentially reaching 5 to 12 percent lower than the prevailing generation rate. It also underscores the slow uptake among energy consumers within the first 8 months of the GEOP’s implementation. Factors contributing to the lack of participation include limited awareness among potential buyers and inability for businesses who lease their facilities to engage directly with retail electricity suppliers.
Youth participation is critical in drafting the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility Act and crafting more policies that will enable a circular economy. This was emphasized in our column Eleventh Hour this week written by our Communications Officer, Mary Jane San Juan.
