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.
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.
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.
At the ASEAN for the Peoples Week 2026 in Cebu, The Climate Reality Project Philippines joined civil society organizations, policymakers, and community leaders in advancing a critical regional message; that ASEAN’s energy transition must be rooted in climate diplomacy, regional solidarity, and people-centred resilience.
In photography, capturing a great image depends on achieving the right exposure. You need a careful balance of light sensitivity, aperture, and shutter speed to produce a clear and stable result. In today’s volatile energy landscape, Philippine businesses face a similar challenge: how to focus on sustainability while insulating themselves from fluctuating electricity prices driven by global oil supply constraints.
For Fujifilm Philippines, the solution is to focus its energy lens toward renewables.
The Philippines became the first country in the world in March 2026 to declare a national energy emergency, triggered by geopolitical conflicts happening more than four time zones away. Diesel and gasoline prices doubled and even tripled almost overnight. Every jeepney driver absorbing higher fuel costs, every trucking company passing price increases down the supply chain, and every household paying more for goods that had to travel farther to get there felt the same crisis, but not in the same way. Those with the least buffer felt it the most.
The irony is that the Philippines is transitioning, but not everyone feels it.
