Climate change has never been an election issue in Philippine elections before. But election watchers say the 2022 campaign season is different. Climate change and renewable energy are being talked out in campaign speeches, media interviews and candidates’ platforms. As Ashley Westerman reports, activists are hopeful this means whoever ends up winning the presidency after elections in May will make these issues mainstream political topics.
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