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Wilma Abanel is worried about falling fish numbers in the waters she has long relied upon for a living. The Verde Island Passage is a biodiversity hotspot off the coast of Luzon Island in the Philippines. Abanel attributes the decline in the passage to the growing number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, which she says are damaging marine sanctuaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the past, before the plants were built, our catches were plentiful and we didn\u2019t worry about our daily expenses. We also had no problems sending our children to school,\u201d Abanel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBut when these plants started to increase, we faced a big problem because it\u2019s not just our livelihood and income that are affected here. More than anything, it\u2019s the destruction of the environment and the impact on our health,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LNG is a natural gas that has been cooled into a liquid that is easier and safer to store and transport over long distances. Once LNG arrives at import terminals, it is warmed up and converted back into gas. From there, the gas is sent through pipelines to homes or power plants, where it is burned to generate electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early January, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed the Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act, to promote the development of the country\u2019 natural gas as a \u201csafe, efficient, and cost-effective\u201d fuel for power plants and an \u201cindispensable contributor\u201d to energy security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new law<\/a> aims to promote natural gas as a \u201ctransition\u201d fuel to intermittent renewable energy. Through the measure, the Philippines is not only positioning itself as a key LNG importer but also prioritising locally sourced gas to reduce reliance on foreign supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senator Pia Cayetano, who authored the law, explained that securing a steadier local supply would reduce the country\u2019s vulnerability to price fluctuations caused by geopolitical conflicts like Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This just looks like a bridge to nowhere<\/blockquote>Krishna Ariola, an energy campaigner with the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development<\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She pointed out that natural gas exploration has declined significantly over the decades. More than 150 wells were drilled in the Philippines in the 1970s, but none have been since 2019, she said. The exploration efforts of Philippine petroleum company PXP Energy Corp, in Reed Bank, a resource-rich area in the West Philippine Sea, have been stalled for years due to a maritime dispute with China, which claims the area as its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2001, the Malampaya gas field off the western province of Palawan has been providing fuel to power plants that produce roughly a fifth of the country\u2019s electricity. It is expected to run dry by 2027, forcing the Philippines to seek alternative energy sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMalampaya was supposed to be the first of many producing gas fields in the Philippines, but it turned out to be the only one,\u201d Cayetano said in a release. \u201cThe country needs more Malampayas: we barely have one left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, energy analysts and environmental advocates argue that doubling down on natural gas could still force the country to depend on fossil fuels and further delay the transition to clean energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krishna Ariola, an energy campaigner with the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development, a Philippine think-tank, said: \u201cThe [law] is a clear indicator that this is a detour from what was committed by the president with regards to renewable-energy commitments in his previous State of the Nation Addresses. This just looks like a bridge to nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his previous addresses, Marcos said the government is actively promoting renewable energy to help the Philippines reach its goal of increasing the share of clean energy in the power mix to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The role of natural gas in powering the Philippines is \u201cdriving this idea that we need to quickly replace\u201d domestically produced natural gas with LNG,\u201d said Sam Reynolds, an energy finance analyst with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although burning natural gas releases considerably less carbon dioxide than coal or oil, critics point out that it remains a major source of planet-warming emissions. It can also release methane, a greenhouse gas more than 10 times as potent as carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, during extraction, transport and processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relying on LNG can also lock nations into long-term fossil-fuel infrastructure like import terminals and gas-fired power plants. To limit warming to 1.5C, the world needs to rapidly phase out fossil fuels, including LNG, and fully transition to renewables, scientists stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verde Island Passage, where Abanel fishes, hosts five of the six operating gas plants in the Philippines, along with two LNG terminals, and over a dozen other proposed projects. The passage is situated in the Coral Triangle<\/a>, a region spanning six countries in Southeast Asia and Melanesia that harbours 76% of the world\u2019s known coral species and over 2,000 species of coral reef fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are 19 LNG terminals in the Coral Triangle. A report by US nonprofits Earth Insight and SkyTruth warned<\/a> that expanding gas infrastructure increases the risk of harm from water pollution, heightened shipping traffic, and oil spills, all of which threaten marine ecosystems and local livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, over 100 offshore oil and gas blocks are currently producing in the Coral Triangle, with over 450 additional blocks being explored for future extraction. If all existing blocks were to go into production, approximately 16% of the biodiverse region would be directly impacted by oil and gas development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Philippines has the second-highest number of oil slicks from transiting vessels in the Coral Triangle. With a large amount of oil and gas blocks in the exploration phase, there is still an opportunity to change course and defend its many sensitive habitats,\u201d the report noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the new legislation, the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ordered to establish national standards for methane emissions and other pollutants from the natural gas industry not regulated by existing laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DENR must also determine and monitor compliance with the environmental standards for the siting, construction, operation and maintenance, expansion, rehabilitation, decommissioning, and abandonment of natural gas facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the day he returned to the White House, Donald Trump lifted a freeze on processing export permits for new LNG projects. IEEFA\u2019s Reynolds said the move\u2019s impact on the Philippines would be minimal, but would add to the \u201cvolatility of LNG even more\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re already seeing that play out with China. LNG becomes the target of trade bullying and retaliation, and it creates, overall, a much more uncertain environment,\u201d said Reynolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s going to be very important for the Philippines to consider. Much of its LNG is coming from the United States but to what extent does Trump even exacerbate some of the challenges that the fuel was already facing?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China is the world\u2019s largest buyer of LNG, while the US is the largest exporter. But China has not imported any LNG from the US since February when Trump announced tariffs on the country, reports Nikkei Asia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many US LNG contracts are set to begin in the coming years but much of this supply may not reach China due to the tariffs, said Reynolds. So Reynolds thinks China will resell increasing volumes of the US LNG they are contracted to buy. \u201cI think that could drive a larger push into Southeast Asia on behalf of Chinese traders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China National Offshore Oil Corp, the largest offshore oil and gas producer in China, is already supplying LNG to Filipino energy provider First Gen Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the world warms and the Philippines continues to face devastating climate disasters, gas should have no place in the country\u2019s energy future, environmentalists and clean energy advocates argue. They say the Philippines, one of the most climate-vulnerable nations, must instead prioritise renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timing of the law\u2019s passage \u201ccan almost be interpreted as an insult to the many who have suffered and continue to suffer from recent climate disasters,\u201d said Jefferson Chua, campaigner at Greenpeace Philippines, referring to the six consecutive tropical cyclones that hit the country in late October and November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe president must use his significant influence to reverse this decision and improve the policy and infrastructure environment for renewable energy. His administration must mandate a net-zero target that would ensure the phase out of coal, oil and gas and start enabling the transition of energy systems towards a massive uptake of renewables,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEED\u2019s Ariola said renewable energy should be the country\u2019s \u201cexit plan\u201d from fossil-fuel dependence. \u201cWithout the Philippine government tapping our massive potential for renewable energy, we will always be in a revolving door with fossil fuels,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe industry will keep going back between coal and gas and probably, in the future, other false solutions, unless we\u2019re able to displace them. Unless we allow renewable energy to become dominant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abanel, the fisher from Batangas, could only plead for the gas infrastructures in her community to cease operation and for the government to protect Verde Island Passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe life of Verde Island Passage is intertwined with our survival. If it gets destroyed, we\u2019ll have nothing left,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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