Low Carbon News in Philippines in April 2015
6 April 2015
FIT race heats up in solar, wind segments
THE RACE among renewable energy (RE) energy proponents to qualify for incentives via guaranteed energy rates under the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) system is heating up in the solar and wind categories, said the Department of Energy.
DOE senior science research specialist Jaime Planas said in an energy forum that so far, installed capacity for solar was 36.1 megawatts (MW) but there was 300 MW under development (over five years from now) and another 2,000 MW in the pre-development stage.
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22 April 2015
Go ‘low carbon consumption’ says Interfaith Convenors
The Interfaith Dialogue on Climate Change (IFD) convenors appeal to all leaders of various faiths to go on a “low carbon consumption” by following a simple routine in a span of ten days for a meaningful celebration of Earth Day this year.
The IFD convenors said that an example of a low carbon consumption habit is the use of public transportation instead of private vehicles when their destinations are nearby, or to limit gasoline usage to five litres of diesel a day for their private vehicle, to save gas, money and minimize carbon footprint.
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