Reclaim Power: The Philippines Needs Justice, Not Coal Lobbyists

The document is a statement by activist Gerry Arrances of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, written during a UN climate conference in Warsaw. It links the severity of extreme weather events, such as Typhoon Yolanda, to the continued use of dirty energy and specifically coal. The author criticizes the governments of Poland, Australia, and Japan for supporting coal interests and calls for the Philippine government to implement a national moratorium on new coal projects in favor of renewable energy systems.

• The author asserts that the climate crisis requires a "complete transformation" of the energy sector in the Philippines, specifically necessitating "the end of coal" both nationally and globally.
• The People’s Communique on Coal argues that promoting coal is a "betrayal" of government obligations under the United Nations to transition toward sustainable pathways and address climate change.
• Coal energy in the Philippines is being actively promoted by the national government, international energy investors, international financial institutions, and transnational corporations.
• The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) led a National Action Against Coal across 13 provinces and 15 sites, where communities demanded that the Philippine government declare an immediate national moratorium on all new coal projects and transition to renewable energy.

APA

Arrances, G. (2013). Reclaim Power: The Philippines Needs Justice, Not Coal Lobbyists. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/reclaim-power-the-philippines-needs-justice-not-coal-lobbyists/

Chicago

Arrances, Gerry. Reclaim Power: The Philippines Needs Justice, Not Coal Lobbyists. Friends of the Earth International, 2013. https://www.foei.org/reclaim-power-the-philippines-needs-justice-not-coal-lobbyists/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Arrances |first1=Gerry |title=Reclaim Power: The Philippines Needs Justice, Not Coal Lobbyists |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=20 November 2013 |url=https://www.foei.org/reclaim-power-the-philippines-needs-justice-not-coal-lobbyists/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{arrances2013reclaim, author = {Arrances, Gerry}, title = {{Reclaim Power: The Philippines Needs Justice, Not Coal Lobbyists}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/reclaim-power-the-philippines-needs-justice-not-coal-lobbyists/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }