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.
Despite a global hope for stronger climate action, the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) ended without securing an explicit callout to phase out fossil fuels. As global climate negotiations remain slow to push for a total fossil fuel phaseout, climate change is sure to continue worsening– the adverse impacts of which are greatly felt in the Philippines.
Days before 30th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Climate (UNFCCC) also known as COP30 in Belém, Brazil, The Climate Reality Project Philippines hosted a self-organized dialogue on the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES) harnessing the voices of leaders in Southeast Asia, and our collective power towards climate action.
Entitled Connect, Care, Commit: this event was also supported by Climate Reality Indonesia and AktivAsia. The event aimed to localize the GES by fostering a space of reflection among Southeast Asian advocates within the Climate Reality Project network.
Its first stop was at Clark, Pampanga, held at Quest Plus Conference Center last October 28.
The Climate Reality Project Philippines, with support from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), recently conducted a series of regional consultations on multistakeholder engagement in achieving the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
Held consecutively in Quezon City, Bacolod City, and Davao City, the Reimagine NDC consultations gathered representatives from the local government, the private sector, and civil society to discuss their roles in advancing the nation’s climate commitments.
