TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agero, Nikki Rose L.
TI  - Striking a balance between energy crisis and environmental laws in the coal industry: in the case of Visayas base-load power development project, Naga City, Cebu 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cebu City
PB  - University oif Cebu
N1  - Thesis (Degree of Juris Doctor) -- University of Cebu- Banilad, 2017.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-110)
N2  - Summary: This study is a novel attempt to determine the compatibility between the existing Philippine energy laws/policies in addressing the power crisis and environmental laws in consideration with the international standards and commitments, principle of sustainable development as well as the socio-economic, environmental and health issues surrounding the existence of the Visayas-base load power development project. The study uses the multi-research method. Data are also gathered from the eleven key-informants. A structured interview guide was used  as the main tool for the data gathering. Also, thematic analysis was applied to analyze the responses of the informants. 
Based on the results of the study, there are various socio-economic, environmental and health issues. The energy laws/policies in the country run counter to the constitutional mandate and to the international standards. As a results, there is a clear manifestation of the energy laws/policies not being compatible with environmental laws since the government is more inclined to the weak sustainability approach. Thus, pursuant to the framework of functionalism, enactment of a law and issuance of administrative order to adjust and change the ambient air quality standards in response to the updates released by the WHO in 2005 in order to address the concern of striking a balance between the energy needs and environmental laws; to implement a moratorium on the issuance of the new coal operating contracts and on the expansion and construction of the coal-fired power plants as a remedial measure to address the power crisis; to invest in renewable energy resources in order to supply the energy needs of the country without compromising the environment; to put a cap on the energy sourced from coal-fired power plants; and to implement stringent limits on the greenhouse gases emissions and comply the international standards and commitments
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