The future of ________
All the ways about how the future can and will be different.
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The wartime grid
“Given the fuel shortage, the hydro plants of Caliraya and Botocan had to become the heart of the wartime grid.” Meralco: a century of service 1903-2003 by Raul Rodrigo I couldn’t imagine what it would be like without electricity for more than a few days. My only closest experience was spending some nights in an Read more
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What would the energy transition look like in the Philippines ten years from now?
This is my imagined story of what it would look like in the Philippine energy landscape ten years into the future (as submitted to the ENCLUDE Academy energy safari assignment). In 2032, Filipinos can now apply for government and bank loans to help finance their homes’ solar PV installations and energy storage acquisition. Financing requirements Read more
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China and the future of energy
As I was searching the net for any content on the future of energy, I stumbled upon this Bloomberg Original detailing the role of China in the future of energy. In just 17 minutes, you’d glean a lot of insights into how the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter plans to reach net zero in 2060. Read more
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When the internet disappeared in 2032
Inspired by the scenario: The day the internet disappeared (from the Urgent Optimists) The rain poured out of nowhere like the storm kicked out the sunny day. But I am grateful to arrive in the office just in time before I get soaked. It’s a Monday rush, you see, and I still have deadlines. And Read more
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Internet outage world map
Did you know? At the beginning of 2022, the Philippines’ internet penetration rate was 68.0 percent of the total population. So if you just look up from your smartphone when you go out, you’ll see how most people you come across are holding one or using one. How dependent are you on the internet these days? I Read more
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Are you ready when the Internet disappears?
This scenario is based from our monthly scenario club at the Urgent Optimists. Urgent Optimists is a community that brings “together people who want to feel authentically hopeful about the future, and who are working to create positive transformation in society and in their own lives.” I’m a member of Urgent Optimists, and I think Read more
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Is this the future of dying?
Can you take your life at your bidding if it means that you don’t have to suffer through your terminal illness? Here’s a story about how Gabriella Walsh, who had bone cancer, made the most of her life and arranged the day of her death. What could be the moral implications of this kind of Read more
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