MANILA, Philippines – The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference ended last November with a disappointing text that didn’t even mention fossil fuels — three decades since these climate talks started.
At a time when countries still can’t reach a consensus on transitioning away from fossil fuels, it’s the communities that are eager to see a fossil-free future.
In this episode of the The Green Report, Rappler’s Liveable Cities editor Jee Geronimo talks to environment and climate reporter Iya Gozum, researcher-writer Shay Du, and Community Growth and Development specialist Aidan Bernales about how the Philippines’ just energy transition is shaping up in communities most affected by it.
Catch this episode on Saturday, December 6, at 5 pm. – Rappler.com


Legal experts are concerned that transforming ESMA into the “European SEC” may hinder the licensing of crypto and fintech in the region. The European Commission’s proposal to expand the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is raising concerns about the centralization of the bloc’s licensing regime, despite signaling deeper institutional ambitions for its capital markets structure.On Thursday, the Commission published a package proposing to “direct supervisory competences” for key pieces of market infrastructure, including crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), trading venues and central counterparties to ESMA, Cointelegraph reported.Concerningly, the ESMA’s jurisdiction would extend to both the supervision and licensing of all European crypto and financial technology (fintech) firms, potentially leading to slower licensing regimes and hindering startup development, according to Faustine Fleuret, head of public affairs at decentralized lending protocol Morpho.Read more
