Towards Energy Equity: A multi-stakeholder approach to a just renewable energy transition for Philip

Back English Policy brief / Technical paper Published: 02.05.2024
Authors

Chris Noel Hidalgo, Communications Head, ICLEI Southeast Asia

Pamela Cabacungan, Zero Emissions Portfolio Manager, ICLEI Southeast Asia

James Anthony Oriña, Project Officer, ICLEI Southeast Asia

According to Oxfam’s 2022 research paper “Towards a Just Energy Transition: Implications for Communities in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries,” a shift from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy which maintains the top-down status quo of current energy systems has the danger of likewise perpetuating existing inequalities, including poverty, energy insecurity, health risks, resource exploitation, and land grabbing, among others. A single-minded focus on GHG emissions reduction also runs the risk of further worsening these sectoral and intersectional injustices.

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