renewable energy

The woman building Mindanao’s green energy future

Climate and Environment, Grassroots Voices, Tech & Innovation, Uncategorized /

Philline van der Wolk-Donggay calls Mindanao home, where over 1 million people have no access to electricity. Mindanao has the lowest number of electrified households among the Philippines’ three island groups. As the co-founder of Greenergy Solar PH, Philline builds resilient energy systems to make “distributed, decentralized, and democratized electricity” a reality. When Philline and

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The shift from a petroleum career to plant-based living

Changemaker's Advice, Climate and Environment, Uncategorized /

After nearly a decade in the Philippines’ oil and gas industry, Ana Santos found herself in an unexpected place: she became a UX designer and vegan content creator. Her story reveals a different path to impact—one that begins with lifestyle choices and ripples outward to influence others. The Petroleum Pipeline Ana didn’t envision a future

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The Rise of Impact Jobs You Never Knew Existed in Asia

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“I entered this space really by accident,” says Hannah Fernandez, a chief correspondent at Eco-Business. Seven years ago, she traded her 9-to-5 corporate job for a remote role covering sustainability. The pivot came while searching for work that could grant her time for family. This is just one example of the diverse but often unexpected

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Natural gas build-up endangers coastal residents in the Philippines

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On the coast of Batangas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and gas-fired power plants are projected to nearly triple. A mix of pipelines, jetties, and tankers would soon accumulate in the Verde Island Passage—a center of marine biodiversity. As the Philippines pushes forward with its vision to become an LNG Trading and Transshipment Hub for

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The Nature Conservation and Renewable Energy Conundrum

Climate and Environment, In-depth Issues /

After global leaders pledged to triple renewable capacity in COP28, word breaks out about a wind farm installation that threatens protected land in Rizal, Philippines. Caretakers caught wind of drilling operations in Masungi Georeserve — casting a light on growing tension between nature conservation and clean energy development. “Cases of unjust transition are underrepresented in

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What did Ecuador’s largest hydropower project bring to the country?

Climate and Environment, In-depth Issues /

By Zhouai Joann Yu “Ecuador has 30% of our energy production based on hydropower. Sounds good right?” says Emilio Cobo, an environmental engineer and founder of the Andean Rivers Observatory, an organization monitoring water infrastructure in the Andean region. Hydropower is portrayed as one of the leading “clean” energy options, yet the true effects of each project are much more

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Can Impact Investment be an Opportunity for Environmental Projects?

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Impact investments are investments aimed to generate positive, measurable environmental and social impact with a financial return. The growth of the impact investment market provides capital to solve the world’s most challenging sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, conservation, education and healthcare. Impact investing challenges the long-held views that environmental and social issues should be

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