The Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance are exploring a partnership to support the Department of Energy in establishing energy efficiency as a primary climate change mitigation strategy.
The two organizations discussed a potential memorandum of understanding to formalize their collaboration. The partnership aims to mainstream energy efficiency within the national climate agenda and mobilize climate funds to build technical and financial capacity for the energy service company sector.
Climate Change Commission vice-chairman and executive-director Robert Borje said the government could not rely solely on renewable energy to decarbonize the sector. He said that energy efficiency should be embedded in consumer behavior and treated as an equally important pillar of the country’s climate mitigation strategy to optimize opportunities for reducing carbon impact across the economy.
Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance president Alexander Ablaza said in a statement that energy efficiency and conservation should be deployed at a larger scale than renewables to bridge a wide investment gap between 2030 and 2050. He called for a societal transformation toward a less energy-intensive economy, urging all energy end-users to comply with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act.
