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  • Photo of Energy-efficiency strategy coming for the Caribbean

    Energy-efficiency strategy coming for the Caribbean

    THE CARIBBEAN is, within the next two or so years, to have an energy efficiency strategy that should serve the growth agenda of various islands. To begin the work, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has secured the support of the European Union (EU). “The EU will send a team in to work with us to identify the elements of the framework…

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  • Photo of Renewable energy for sustainable communities

    Renewable energy for sustainable communities

    (Feature by Organisation of American States) Like many of its neighbours, Antigua and Barbuda has some of the highest electricity prices in the world, with rates several times higher than in the United States, and incomes considerably lower.  In light of this challenge, the OAS, through the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), launched a small-grant initiative to…

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  • Photo of Region gets US$3 billion to support renewable energy efforts

    Region gets US$3 billion to support renewable energy efforts

    NASSAU, Bahamas, Tuesday April 12, 2016 – Japan and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are partnering to invest US$3 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, as well as quality infrastructure projects related to energy savings. The agreement between the IDB and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expands on the Co-financing for…

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  • Photo of Jamaica’s climate change fight fuels investments in renewables

    Jamaica’s climate change fight fuels investments in renewables

    By Zadie Neufville KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 19, 2106, IPS – By year’s end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) of renewable capacity to the power grid, in its quest to reduce energy costs and diversify the energy mix in electricity generation to 30 per cent by 2030. With 90 per cent of its electricity coming from fossil fuels,…

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  • Photo of CARICOM, Italy sign cooperation agreement

    CARICOM, Italy sign cooperation agreement

    ​CARICOM and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in areas of mutual interest, Thursday. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Italy’s Special Envoy for the Countries of the Caribbean, Paolo Serpi signed the   document on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21 in Paris, France. The MOU is expected to strengthen political, scientific…

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  • Photo of 3 ways to support sustainable energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean

    3 ways to support sustainable energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean

    What is the importance of having a goal of sustainable development specifically dedicated to energy (SDG 7) as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2016 to 2030? Representatives of the Ministries of Energy of 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean met in Tarija, Bolivia on October 29, 2015 to discuss exactly this issue and to…

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  • Worldwatch Creates First Ever Sustainable Caribbean Roadmap

    The Worldwatch Institute has released the first ever sustainable energy roadmap for the Caribbean to achieve 48% renewable energy generation by 2027. The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) Baseline Report and Assessment, published this week, also suggests a 33% reduction in the region’s energy intensity, with both goals together allowing for a 46% decrease in carbon dioxide emissions over…

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  • Photo of CCREEE reaches the next step in development

    CCREEE reaches the next step in development

    A collective approach to developing the region’s renewable energy resources, improving the use of energy and increasing resilience to climate change, has reached its next step in development. Set to be up and running by the end of the year, the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is expected to be a medium used at the inter and…

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  • Photo of CCREEE establishment sets tone for Regional sustainable development – Barbados PM

    CCREEE establishment sets tone for Regional sustainable development – Barbados PM

    The establishment of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) has set the tone for the sustainable development, energy and climate change goals of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). “It may well become one of the ironies of Caribbean history that when oil prices were at one of their lowest points, one of the most successful institutions dedicated…

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  • Photo of Energy efficiency centre inaugurated in Barbados

    Energy efficiency centre inaugurated in Barbados

    An institution that is geared at hastening CARICOM’s transition to new sustainable and clean energy production systems was inaugurated on Wednesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is designed to assist Member States to navigate the renewable energy and energy efficiency investment climate, and support a modern energy landscape for sustainable development in…

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