Sustainable Energy & Development News
VOL.1 OCTOBER 2016
THE MONTHLY REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT NEWS IN THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE REGION”S LEADING INFORMATION PLATFORMS
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New Partnership To Bolster Energy Eficiency In Caribbean Hotel Sector FAJARDO, Puerto Rico -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean ... Read more Cabinet Gives Approval For Divestment Of Wigton Windfarm Cabinet has given approval for the commencement of the divestment process for Wigton Windfarm Ltd ... Read more Scotland Wants Commonwealth Countries to Access Funds for Climate Change Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland says she will be offering to finance ministers of member states, tailored support to allow them to better access the ... Read more
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Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) 2016 October 17-19, 2016 Location: Intercontinental, Miami, Florida, USA
51st Meeting Of The GEF Council October 24-27, 2016 Washington D.C, USA
Renewable Energy World International December 13-15, 2016 Orlando FL, USA
Solar Power Asset Management & Performance January 1, 2017 Newport Beach, California, USA
30-10-2016 || Prime Minister Names Enterprise Team for Solid Waste Management Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning (Monday, October 31) announced the formation of a nine member Enterprise Team to manage the process of the government’s waste to energy programme as well as contracting out solid waste management and collection. The team will also manage the divestment of the Riverton City landfill. The members of the Enterprise team are: Mr. Lyttleton Shirley – Chairman ... Read more 29-10-2016 || Solar Water-Heater Market Hot For Exploitation A solar water-heating market waiting for exploitation is an opportunity knocking on the door of Caribbean countries, participants at the just-concluded Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators annual conference were told. However, according to Dr Xavier Lemaire, the authorities have to establish proper regulatory framework for the development of the solar water-heater industry in the region, similar to the way in which Tunisia and, more recently, Barbados have done it. The senior ... Read more 27-10-2016 || How Energy-Efficient Upgrades Can Increase Your Home’s Value Energy-efficient upgrades can not only shrink your utility bill; they can increase the value of your home. Home buyers are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of energy-efficient homes. In fact, they’re often willing to pay more for homes with “green” upgrades, says Sandra Adomatis, a specialist in green valuation with Adomatis Appraisal Service in Punta Gorda, Florida. Just how much your home will increase in value depends on a number of factors, Adomatis says ... Read more 27-10-2016 || Evan Duggan & Din Duggan Regulation: The Electricity Sector - The Future Has Arrived In recent times, an old military term - VUCA - has made its way into the business world’s vernacular. Its applicability to the electricity industry is particularly relevant, considering the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity associated with the sector. Regulators often juxtapose the stunning pace of development in the telecoms sector against the sluggish technological progress in the electricity sector. If ... Read more
REPORTS Study on the Development of the Renewable Energy Market in Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap (C-SERMS) Phase 1 Summary and Recommendations for Policymakers Energy Security in the Caribbean : Unique Challenges Perspective Paper February 2015
DOCUMENTS National Energy Plan - Final Draft Commonwealth of Dominica
Power Systems of the Future A 21stCentury Power Partnership Thought Leadership Report
UNIVERSAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Understanding the Transformational Challenge for Developed Countries
Millennium Development Goal 8 Taking Stock of the Global Partnership for Development
24-10-2016 || Reforming The Energy Sector Of The Bahamas Prior to the House of Assembly breaking for the summer on Tuesday, August 13, Prime Minister Perry Christie spoke to the matter of reforming the country’s energy sector. Following is Christie’s statement in its entirety. “Today my Government will be issuing a Request for Proposals to seek a partner or partners to assist us in turning around our energy sector. Our objective is to realign BEC, and to create efficiencies which will allow for significant ... Read more 20-10-2016 || Nonprofit Installs Solar On Leaders’ Homes Imagine if every presidential mansion in the world were powered by the sun’s energy. That’s the vision of “Solar Head of State,” a nonprofit organization that believes solar power on the homes of world leaders will inspire others to try clean energy. Ellsmoor: “It’s a really great endorsement of the industry and the renewable energy sector more widely.” That’s James Ellsmoor, director of of project development. ... Read more 19-10-2016 || Proposed New Energy Strategy For Saint Lucia Castries, Saint Lucia -- A new energy roadmap released on Tuesday reveals a sustainable, reliable, cost-effective, and equitable electricity future for Saint Lucia. The government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) and St Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) with independent analysis from Rocky Mountain Institute-Carbon War Room (RMICWR), and Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) produced a joint strategy, with feedback from the public. The findings reveal opportunities for new investments and ownership structures to benefit customers. Read more 19-10-2016 || Jade Mountain Gets Gold For Being Green Washington DC, USA — The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that St Lucia’s Jade Mountain resort has become the first hotel in the Caribbean to receive the coveted LEED GOLD certification status. “Achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold, as Jade Mountain has done, demonstrates an exceptional level of leadership in the industry. I congratulate both the owners (Nick and Karolin Troubetzkoy) and the project team for this significant achievement,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chairman of the USGBC. “LEED certification is a tremendous tool for the hospitality ... Read more 18-10-2016||Nuclear Power ‘A Viable Alternative’ For Cayman New advances in technology could make the nuclear option a viable alternative for the Cayman Islands’ future energy needs, students at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference heard. Jeffrey Hausaman, a Caymanian-American who works as a reactor engineer for nuclear power plants in Georgia, in the United States, said nuclear could potentially provide a stable source of low-cost energy to the islands. He said innovation in the development of smaller reactors is beginning to make nuclear power an affordable option for remote ... Read more 17-10-2016 || Business Monday: Region Must Seize Energy Invest Opportunities Barbados and other Caribbean countries are being encouraged to go after the investment opportunities which the recent European Union Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference has explored. The new Head of the European Union Delegation in Barbados, Daniela Tramacere, threw out this challenge to regional countries, as she brought the curtain down on the two-day conference at the Lloyd Erskine ... Read more
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17-10-2016 || Sustaining T&T Through Renewable Energy Mounting atmospheric carbon dioxide levels is the cause of global warming trends, resulting in sea level rise and climatic changes. It is evident that such geographical changes are detrimental especially to small islands like Trinidad and Tobago. We were not blessed with a large continental land mass, where we can hide inland from rising sea levels. Trinidad and Tobago is only 5,131 square kilometres. Planet Earth has an area of 510 million square kilometres. Arguably, if Trinidad and Tobago acts alone, it may not even make a dent in carbon dioxide levels worldwide. Read more 13-10-2016 || Building An Energy Efficient Private Sector In The Caribbean Bridgetown, Barbados -- Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has developed an energy management training module for their productivity network (ProNET) programme, which helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) address the role of energy in business and increase their understanding of the energy service supply chains. The implementation of energy efficient practices within business operations enables firms to be more competitive in the global market. The executive director of Caribbean Export ... Read more 10-10-2016 ||Hon Paul Lewis Received Repeated Applause as Montserrat’s Energy Policy Forefront at EU-Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference Delegates at the conference were treated to a presentation delivered by Minister Lewis, as part of a Ministerial panel, that gave more insight into Montserrat’s renewable energy plans and action thus far, to encompass geothermal development and solar. The 2016 EU-Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference is presently taking place in Barbados. The conference will run from October 10-11th, 2016. It is a joint ... Read more 04-10-2016 || New Partnership To Bolster Energy Eficiency In Caribbean Hotel Sector HFAJARDO, Puerto Rico -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP) on Friday signed a collaboration agreement with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) in a landmark move to bolster energy efficiency in the Caribbean’s hotel sector, the largest electricity consumer sector in the region. The agreement, which was signed during the official ceremony of the Caribbean Hospitality Industry ... Read more 02-10-2016 || USAID, Tourism Association Signs Energy Agreement San Juan, Puerto Rico (CMC) — The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Programme (CARCEP) has signed a collaborative agreement with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) in what is described as a landmark move to bolster energy efficiency in the Caribbean’s hotel sector. The hotel sector is considered the largest electricity consumer sector in the region. On Saturday, CARCEP said the agreement which ... Read more 02-10-2016 || Guyana To Strengthen ‘Green Relations’ With China Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) — The Government of Guyana has pledged to work to deepen and strengthen its relation with China, particularly in the pursuit of a “green agenda” and sustainable development, as the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change and global warming. The commitment came from President David Granger and China’s Ambassador to Guyana ... Read more
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31-10-2016 || Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Appointed President of the SIDS DOCK Assembly Sids Dock, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience organisation, announced that His Excellency Mr. Enele Sosene Sopoaga, OBE, Prime Minister and Minister for Public Utilities of Tuvalu, has been appointed President of the second SIDS DOCK Assembly, on 24 September 2016, during its second session held at the United ... Read more
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20-10-2016 ||Carbon Trading Co-operation Could Cut Climate Costs Global co-operation on carbon trading could reduce the costs of climate change mitigation by 32% by 2030. That’s according to a new report by the World Bank which adds the figure could rise to more than 50% by 2050. It shows increased international carbon trading could enable large-scale emission reductions at much lower costs based on the carbon mitigation goals spelled out in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCS) under the Paris ... Read more 20-10-2016 ||Jamaica Gets Earthquake-Resilience Boost With Jamaica at perennial risk of a devastating tremor, the Earthquake Unit is to improve the island’s planning capabilities for a big event. This is through the installation of 40 accelerometers - used to measure seismic energy - at schools and hospitals, among other key public buildings, across the island. An additional nine accelerometers are also to be installed at seismic . stations currently operated by ... Read more 20-10-2016 || Caribbean Islands Urged To Ratify Paris Agreement With the Marrakech climate change talks now only weeks away, the few CARICOM member states that have not yet ratified the Paris Agreement - Jamaica among them - have been urged to do so. The appeal has come from Dr James Fletcher, former head of the CARICOM Task Force on Sustainable Development. He predicted that the failure to ratify will see those islands running the risk of not having a say in the first ... Read more
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17-10-2016 | Green Climate Fund approves $745m Funding Round International agency signs off on 10 low carbon projects capable of mobilising $2.6bn of investment. The high profile Green Climate Fund has signed off on $745m of low carbon investment, taking funding from the agency past the $1bn mark. The latest meeting of the GCF, the international agency formed to mobilise low carbon investment in developing countries as ... Read more 17-10-2016 ||Climate Pact Sets Limits On Airline Industry The United Nations’ aviation arm overwhelmingly ratified an agreement last week to control global warming emissions from international airline flights, the first international climate-change pact to set limits on a single industry. The agreement, adopted at the International Civil ... Read more 13-10-2016 ||Caribbean Islands Share Climate Change Adaptation Plans Representatives from 11 Caribbean countries and development agency partners will meet in Grenada’s capital of St George’s this week to discuss strategies to prepare for the impact of climate change. Grenada held the final consultation for its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) on ... Read more 12-10-2016 || Commonwealth Urges Policy New research by the Commonwealth Secretariat has revealed the need for “fundamental changes” to the way the world’s oceans, seas and coastal areas are managed. The five-part volume titled Commonwealth Blue Economy Series, recommends that countries embrace new marine-based sectors such as aquaculture, biotechnology and ocean-based renewable ... Read more 10-10-2016 ||Senate Wants Use Of Plastic Bags And Styrofoam Reviewed The Senate on Friday passed a timely resolution that seeks Government intervention into reducing the use of plastic bags and styrofoam containers and their threat to the environment. Government Senator Matthew Samuda moved the private member motion on July 1, asking that Jamaica ban ... Read more 10-10-2016 ||Topical Storm Nicole Strengthens Tropical Storm Nicole is strengthening and is expected to regain hurricane strength by Tuesday night as it moves towards Bermuda, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said. It said the storm, which is 505 miles south of Bermuda, has sustained maximum winds of 65 miles per hour (mph). In its latest bulletin, the NHC said that the 14th ... Read more 09-10-2016 ||David Jessop - Climate Change A Test Of The Region’s Staying Power After a period of uncertainty, it has been confirmed that the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will enter into force on November 4. This is good news for the Caribbean, one of the parts of the world most at risk from sea level change and severe climatic events. By global treaty standards, formal agreement has been achieved remarkably quickly, especially ... Read more 07-10-2016 || Matthew Devastates Historic Cuban Town Guantanamo, Cuba (AFP) – Hurricane Matthew devastated the historic colonial town of Baracoa in eastern Cuba and hurled large rocks onto the roads, cutting off a total of four towns, authorities and residents said Wednesday. Cuban authorities said no victims had been ... Read more 04-10-2016 || Funding Available For Climate Change Innovators Climate change innovators in Jamaica and the wider region can access funding to develop their project through the World Bank’s Entrepreneurship Programme for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC). These innovations include clean technologies in energy, water, agriculture, transport, among other areas, that are designed to mitigate the effects of and ... Read more
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