Low Carbon News in Philippines in Sep 2015
9 September 2015
Low-carbon future: Is it achievable?
Global acceptability is what makes the Paris Climate Summit a challenge because what is acceptable to one country might not same for others. The reduction in greenhouses gases has implications that go beyond our physical and natural environment. It also has major implications on the economies especially on countries relying on fossil fuels as main drivers of their economic growth. It has been shown that an increase in GDP also results in an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, attributed mostly to the use of fossil fuel for energy use.
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16 September 2015
Mandaue low carbon plans to get tech aid from APEC
The Energy Working Group (EWG) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has identified Mandaue City as one of potential cities in the region to get technical assistance in helping it find ways to implement its low carbon plans.
The Department of Energy (DoE) said the Low Carbon Model Town (LCMT) project of the APEC-EWG has aimed to urge local communities in the region to adopt city planning initiatives promoting low carbon technologies to ease the rapidly rising energy consumption and lessen the adverse effects of greenhouse gases on the environment.
More information, please visit: Philippine Star
26 September 2015
How cheaper solar power could disrupt the energy sector
The rapid fall in the price of solar panels will radically alter how energy will be distributed and used in the future and the Philippines has to plan for it now, an energy expert said.
Christoph Menke, a senior energy expert for energy technologies and professor for energy technology at the Trier University of Applied Science in Germany, made the statement at the Energy Power Trends forum held on September 23.
A key question for the future of energy supply, he said, is whether energy will be centralized or decentralized because the latter is looking increasingly more likely.
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25 September 2015
Philippines to lead new climate finance group for most vulnerable countries
The Philippines will lead 19 other countries next month in establishing a group to mobilise funds to help nations most vulnerable to climate change to become more resilient to the effects of global warming, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) said on Friday.
Philippines Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima will chair the inaugural meeting of the Vulnerable 20 (V20) group of finance ministers on Oct 7-8 in Lima, Peru, ahead of the annual gatherings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Philippines is among the world’s 10 countries most affected by climate change-induced disasters, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2015.
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28 September 2015
Conergy to build 18-MWp solar plant for Monte Solar Energy
Conergy, a leading German photovoltaic (PV) solution and service provider, was recently awarded a new contract by Monte Solar Energy Inc. a joint venture between Ayala Corp.’s AC Energy Holdings Inc. and Bronzeoak Philippines Inc. to build an 18-megawatt (MWp) solar power plant in Bais, Negros Oriental.
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