Oxfam Pilipinas shared its work on Just Energy Transition and RE-Start Campaign 4 with youth leaders, climate champions, and the local government of Salcedo, Eastern Samar in an Earth Day youth caravan.

Oxfam Pilipinas, together with researchers from the University of Technology Sydney - Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS-ISF), engaged fisherfolk, women’s cooperatives, civil society organizations, and local government representatives in Laguna and Camarines Norte to share the goals of renewable energy (RE) projects.

The government must think of long-term solutions to transition away from fossil fuel dependence and accelerate the renewable energy transition.

In a significant move toward just energy transition, the Eastern Samar Provincial Government, the Local Governments of Borongan City and Dolores, and Oxfam Pilipinas signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will integrate renewable energy and just energy transition into local development plans and activities.

Over 50 civil society leaders from across Southeast Asia gathered and bared their key policy demands for a just energy transition in ASEAN at the 4th Southeast Asia Collaborative Convening of Civil Society Organizations on Just Energy Transition, held on 10-12 February 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The activity was organized by the Asia Network for People’s Energy (ANPE), Fair Finance Asia (FFA), and the Influencing a Just Transition in Asia (IJET) Program. (Photo by Oxfam Pilipinas)

Among all surveyed countries, the Philippines ranked first in terms of the highest number of respondents (85%) who would support political candidates who prioritize taxing the super rich and polluting corporations such as oil, gas and coal companies.

The 3rd Southeast Asia Collaborative Convening of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Just Energy Transition was participated by about 50 CSOs in June 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo from Fair Finance Asia and Oxfam Pilipinas.

At AEBF-24, Oxfam joined the call of civil society organizations in urging ASEAN leaders for more ambitious targets on RE and to implement a fast transition to these sources.

The critical path in project management represents the shortest time required to complete a project. Similarly, addressing the climate crisis necessitates identifying the most effective route, which some argue is solely through initiatives targeting carbon emissions.

Moharen Tambiling, an indigenous Palaw’an, was once a supporter of a nickel mine on their ancestral land in southern Palawan. He was initially drawn in by the miner’s promises of job opportunities and development.