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The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is the primary government policy-making body in the Philippines tasked with coordinating, monitoring and evaluating government initiatives to ensure that climate change is taken into account in all national, local, and sectoral development plans in order to create a climate-smart and resilient nation.
The government of the Philippines has legislated a number of policies in order to increase the use of renewable energy by the country. The government has committed to raising to 50% the contribution of renewables of its total electricity generating capacity, [ 2 ] with 15.3 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. [ 3 ]
Many of our local governments are trying to address climate change and are onboard with the rest of the world in transitioning us to clean renewable energy, but this is not OK with the legislature.
Senate Bill 1624 by Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, and House Bill 1645 by Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, rewrite Florida energy policy to eliminate state goals to address the impacts of climate change ...
In 2008, a bill to address climate change and promote renewable energy passed unanimously in both legislative chambers and was signed into law by then-Gov. Charlie Crist, at the time a Republican.
Energy permitting reform is also important as electricity demand and costs rise. Such demands are driven by things, such as climate change (e.g. increased electrification) and artificial intelligence use. [7] The primary debates in the energy permitting reform space center around two questions. How much deregulation (or policy change) should occur?
DeSantis was noted for actually speaking the word "climate change" in his statement: "This idea of – quote – 'climate change' has become politicized. My environmental policy is just to try to do things that benefit Floridians." [37] However, DeSantis has not make climate mitigation, renewable energy, or greenhouse gas reduction a policy ...
Is it, for example, time to rethink and craft state laws that would limit development so close to Florida's coasts and in areas that have consistently been prone to flooding?