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The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) is an international non-government group advancing fair climate policy and low carbon, climate-resilient development. Check out this video to know more about ICSC's work.

"The long-term objective should be clear: a power system where changes in global fuel prices no longer drives the electricity bills of Filipino households and businesses.” Read: icsc.ngo/qatar-lng-disr…

The situation exposes the country's vulnerability to global price shocks, due to a heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels. ICSC urges to accelerate the country's transition to #RenewableEnergy:

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has resulted in the disruption of Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility, the world's largest export hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG) triggering a 10% increase in LNG prices in one day in the regional spot price benchmark.

to bring #RenewableEnergy into their homes and communities. This women’s month, ICSC celebrates the women in Sulu-an and all those at the frontlines of #ClimateAction, who continue to empower and uplift their communities wherever they go. Read: icsc.ngo/women-who-empo…

Power is hard to come by in the island of Sulu-an in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, where residents have access to only eight hours of electricity each day. Still, the women of the community refuse to let these circumstances limit them, leading community-based initiatives

As geopolitical tensions continue abroad, she also calls on the government and the private sector to strengthen coordination and create strategies that will prioritize the needs of the Filipinos first. Read: icsc.ngo/beyond-fare-hi…

In this piece, ICSC Manager for Urban Development Arielle Celine Tabinga highlights that investing in affordable #PublicTransport, transitioning to #RenewableEnergy, and promoting #ActiveMobility as key to building a resilient and inclusive transport system.

The continued increase of fuel prices and transport fares brought about by global conflicts has exposed a long-standing vulnerability not only in the energy sector, but also in transportation.

REI Philippines’ steering committee is joined by ICSC, Oxfam Pilipinas (@oxfamph), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Philippines, Ocean Energy Pathway, for the Future, The CentRE Philippines, and the Business & Human Rights Centre. Photos (c) Gabriel Algar/ICSC

“Our goal is not merely to discuss the energy transition, but to operationalize it: to translate commitments into policies, investments, and collaborative actions that move closer to a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable energy future.”

LOOK: Over 120 representatives from industry, finance, civil society, and government gathered earlier today for a high-level multi-stakeholder forum on accelerating a #JustEnergyTransition, organized by the Responsible Energy Initiative (REI) Philippines.

In this piece, ICSC Senior Advisor on Energy Literacy and Energy Democracy Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta details what Filipinos can expect in the next quarter, and what the country’s power sector can do to brace for impact coming into the summer months.

However, the global oil crisis now has the country—like many others around the world—grappling with what is expected to be a turbulent time for the power sector. icsc.ngo/brace-for-the-…

Prior to the escalating conflicts in the Middle East, the Philippine power grid seemed well-equipped to handle the incoming summer, with a healthy supply of power reserves and forecasted neutral weather conditions that are unlikely to cause spikes in demand.

“We’ve watched this cycle for decades: a crisis abroad, a shock at home, headlines for a few weeks, then back to the same vulnerability. What would be inexcusable is to let this crisis pass without implementing lasting structural improvements.” Read: icsc.ngo/dont-waste-thi…

goods & services. Amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, ICSC Senior Policy Advisor Atty. Pete Maniego highlights initiatives that can provide long-term solutions to the country’s issues with #EnergySecurity, and ensure that Filipinos stay protected from future shocks.

The Philippines has historically been vulnerable to #OilShocks brought about by global tensions: with nearly 95% of oil imported, the country is widely affected by price hikes in the global market—and with it, the rise of transport fares, freight costs, and even prices of

Escobar also pointed out that utilizing local RE sources will help improve the country’s #EnergySecurity, and opens the possibility for the Philippines to become an energy exporter within Southeast Asia. Read: powerphilippines.com/offshore-wind-…

He noted that the development of these resources can be a long-term solution to the country’s import dependency, which significantly impacts off-grid areas that rely on diesel power plants. Emphasizing the Philippines’ promising market for #OffshoreWind development,

ICSC, through Grid Modernization Advisor Gaspar Escobar Jr., joined the media briefing organized by the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC) to emphasize the urgent need for Asia to accelerate the development of #RenewableEnergy amid global conflict.