Christopher Ng

Fellow | Science Communication, Renewable Energy, Power Systems Planning and DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATION

Chris started off his career working for the environment when he took an internship with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) and immediately transitioned upon graduation from the University of the Philippines as the communications officer for a regional project promoting geothermal energy in the Philippines and Indonesia. He co-produced a documentary on geothermal energy with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs that highlighted the experience of Iceland, Kenya, Indonesia and the Philippines.

After that, Chris would become the point person in the Philippines for a global fossil fuel divestment campaign by WWF that highlighted the threat fossil fuels posed to the environment, focusing on the Philippine island of Palawan, a UNESCO Man and Biosphere reserve hosting two world heritage sites. He spearheaded efforts to form the first ever bottom-up small island grid power development plan that optimized the integration of renewable energy in a least cost scenario. Working closely together with the UP National Engineering Center and the Philippine Department of Energy, they scientifically proved that coal was not the economically feasible option and a combination of hydro, solar and biomass would transition the fully diesel powered island to a future with renewables that was cheaper and more efficient.

During that time, Chris took on the role as a technical communicator and would again take on the same role as part of the Philippine delegation to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2018 in Egypt. He would assist the Philippine government on the Nagoya Protocol specializing in digital sequence information.