Call to Action: Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines

The Responsible Energy Initiative (REI) is a multi-year programme working to ensure renewable energy in Asia achieves its full potential and creates value in a way that is ecologically safe, rights-respecting and socially just. REI Philippines is the second inquiry launched as part of the Responsible Energy Initiative.

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Published 26 January 2024

Renewable Energy to Responsible Energy: A Call to Action

In 2023, REI Philippines conducted a situational analysis of the ecological and social impacts that may emerge with the scaling of renewable energy. This culminated in the first report, exploring:

How these impacts are currently governed

How market actors respond to these impacts, and,

How the Initiative might effectively contribute towards creating a renewable energy system that is more socially just and ecologically sound.

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