Six of the biggest fossil fuel companies are projected to earn $2,967 (Php180,000) a second in profits in 2026, new Oxfam research finds, ahead of the first global conference this week on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.

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.

The Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines has set out a set of recommendations to address barriers to scaling utility-scale renewable energy in a socially just and ecologically safe manner.

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 local government units of Borongan City and Municipality of Dolores have committed to promote renewable energy and create a more sustainable future for their communities.

In any country or society where there is a dearth of social services or a lack of implementation in social policy, women are the more vulnerable sector. Given this, it is crucial that in both the determination of social problems and in the implementation of solutions, women should be consulted and heard. 

HILABAAN ISLAND, Eastern Samar – On any normal school day, 14-year-old Danny (not his real name) should have been attending his classes as an eighth-grade student. 

𝖧𝖨𝖫𝖠𝖡𝖠𝖠𝖭 𝖨𝖲𝖫𝖠𝖭𝖣, 𝖤𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇 𝖲𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗋 – Fish catch on this side of the Pacific is no longer as abundant as it used to be. The fisherfolks on this island are ambivalent about whether to sail and take chances or wait until further advice.