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Caribbean Corporate Leaders
December 1, 2020
During the 2020 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum in November, we gathered Caribbean corporate leaders to discuss the following topics: Has Covid-19 impacted the way in which corporations think about energy supply for their businesses? Are utilities and governments doing enough to ensure the supply of low cost and reliable electricity to, in turn, ensure the […]
In the Caribbean, climate change is a gender issue
November 20, 2020
Caribbean countries are vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. For women in the region who already face social inequalities and make up 70 percent of the poor, climate change will only exacerbate disparities. Source
Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis in Central America
November 19, 2020
Climate scientists say that this year’s record-breaking hurricane season and the “unprecedented” double blow for Central America has a clear link to the climate crisis. Source
Caribbean vital to tackling COVID-19, climate change, UN chief tells regional leaders
November 18, 2020
The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change present a once in a generation opportunity for the Caribbean and its development partners to form a new alliance for inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery, the UN Secretary-General told regional heads of government. Source
Driving the climatic changes from the top in the Dominican Republic
November 13, 2020
Since his August inauguration, President Luis Abinader’s government has moved towards revising and making good the commitments of the Paris Agreement where it agreed to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Source
Net-Zero emissions future in Latin America and the Caribbean offers jobs
November 12, 2020
A recently published report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) looks at the impact of a net-zero economy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The report, “Jobs in a net-zero emissions future in Latin America and the Caribbean,” finds that transitioning LAC to net-zero emissions has the potential […]
Jamaica plans to procure 268 megawatts of energy from renewables by 2025
November 11, 2020
Jamaican Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that plans are being put in place to procure up to 268 megawatts of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2025. Source
Funds managed by RBC Trust commit to MPC Capital’s Caribbean renewables platform
November 10, 2020
RBC Trust (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited, a subsidiary of RBC Financial Caribbean Limited, has committed USD10 million to MPC Capital’s Caribbean listed feeder-vehicle to further grow the portfolio of renewable energy assets. Source
UK’s top trade official on the Caribbean energy transition: ‘There is no time to waste’

From our Editorial Team
November 4, 2020
By: Darren Henry, UK Trade Envoy to the Commonwealth Caribbean We are at a critical moment for the future of our planet. Temperatures are rising, storms are raging, crops are failing. It is vital that as we approach the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26 in Glasgow, we increase climate ambition around the world, […]