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Congratulations to our Senior Technical Advisor, Dr. Josef T. Yap, and his co-authors Aaron Joseph P. Gabriola and Chrysogonus F. Herrera for publishing the “Managing the energy trilemma in the Philippines” on Energy, Sustainability and Society Journal.
This paper proposes a framework and methodology to manage the energy trilemma by applying methods related to multi-criteria decision-making in order to assign weights to the various components of the trilemma.
You may access the full paper here: https://energsustainsoc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13705-021-00309-1
Who We Are
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PARTNERS
Who We Serve
Policy Makers
Department of Energy
Local Government Units
Communities
How we do it
Knowledge Management
Develop a coherent research agenda for long-term energy policy with focus on managing energy transitions in the short- and medium-terms.
Capacity Building
Create a graduate program on applied energy policy including (i) pilot testing these programs; (ii) developing energy access (EA), energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) modules; (iii) conducting of training needs assessment, development of training programs and short courses and (iv) tapping of international and local experts to deliver “training-of-trainer” program.
Institutionalize cooperation among Local Government Units (LGUs) and create an enterprise development hub to assist interested project developers and service providers.
Advocacy
Lobby for data-driven policies; create media and legal fellowship programs; partnership with NGOs to explore low-emission solutions; RE technology-based livelihood trainings for local communities; mainstreaming EE practices.