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About Us

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) is a Philippine-based non-governmental organization with expertise in climate and energy policy, climate finance, urban transitions, and governance. It advances climate action and a just, inclusive energy transition to support fair and climate-resilient development through policy advocacy, research, stakeholder engagement, and subnational capacity-building.

ICSC engages in international climate and energy negotiations and diplomacy, contributes to legislative processes, and convenes high-level dialogues on climate and energy issues with stakeholders from government, academia, civil society, and the private sector across the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Contribution to the Energy Transition in SE Asia

ICSC plays a pivotal role in promoting sustainable energy practices in the Philippines through various initiatives:

  • Renewable Energy Projects: ICSC promotes indigenous renewable energy at national and subnational levels. It supports on-grid and off-grid communities through policy guidance, technical expertise, and capacity-building initiatives, helping create an enabling environment for clean, sustainable, and climate-resilient energy solutions.
  • Policy Advocacy:ICSC collaborates with government institutions—including the Department of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Finance, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Philippine Congress—to advance clean, affordable, reliable, and secure energy systems. Its work also highlights the financial and reliability risks of continued reliance on fossil fuel-based power generation.
  • Capacity Building: ICSC provides data-driven analytical reports showing the urgency – and rapidly growing investment opportunities – in accelerating competition reforms in the energy sector. It has also provided critical guidance to national climate response strategies demonstrating the centrality of resilience in driving sustainable development forward that at the same time increasingly contributes to global decarbonization goals.
  • Partnerships: ICSC serves as a key partner of the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Management Bureau (REMB) in driving the Philippines’ energy transition, providing technical and political leadership during the implementation of activities.