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Shareholders request Barclays phase out financing of fossil fuel companies

Barclays shareholders have filed a landmark resolution asking the bank to phase out the financing of fossil fuel companies. The request came from 11 institutional investors managing more than US$170.6 billion and about 100 individual shareholders, and will be voted on at the British bank’s annual general meeting in May. Barclays is currently the highest […]
St. Lucia’s energy policy roadmap discussed at UN High-Level Political Forum

St. Lucia’s policy roadmap and renewable energy projects were highlighted as an example of best practices in the ‘Achieving SDG 7 in Small Island Developing States’ Policy Brief during the United National High-Level Political Forum. The island’s National Energy Transition Strategy was developed by the Government of Saint Lucia, the electric utility Saint Lucia Electricity […]
UN Secretary-General heads to the Caribbean to discuss climate change

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, will meet with leaders of the 15 members of Caricom to discuss climate resilience and climate financing. The Secretary-General addressed the leaders of Caribbean nations at the 40th meeting of Caricom in St. Lucia, two days ago. Caricom Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said climate change, ocean economy and pollution […]
Canada pledges over $220 million to cut emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Canada’s Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced her government’s funding commitment to support renewable energy and sustainable development in the Americas at the Ministerial on Climate Action in Brussels, Belgium. Canada’s funding commitment of $223.5 million will go to the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas (C2F). This financing is expected to […]
Commercial coral farm for more resilient reefs opens in The Bahamas

The world’s first land-based commercial coral farm, which supports more resilient reef restoration, was opened in Grand Bahama. Projects like these are essential for the restoration of healthy oceans, and the development of sustainable Blue Economies. This project was spearheaded by Gator Halpern, Young Champion of the Earth for Latin America and the Caribbean and […]
Caribbean tourism conference will focus on climate risk and sustainability

The Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Development Conference, hosted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, aims to provide a platform to discuss some of the most pressing issues affecting tourism in the region. A main focus of the conference will be climate risk and resilience. The ‘Keeping the Right Balance: Tourism Development in an Era of Diversification’ […]
Cuba and EU sign Memorandum of Intent

A memorandum of intent between the Cuba and EU was signed approving the financing of cooperation projects worth €61. 5 million. The aims of this agreement is to strengthen the cooperation in various areas, including adaptation to climate change, renewable energy and food security. These projects will be fulfilled through the support for the modernisation […]
Blue economy is “vital”, says Britain’s Prince Charles

Prince Charles of the United Kingdom’s royal family, emphasised the importance of a “vital blue economy” as a solution to climate change while on a tour of the Caribbean region. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have been traveling around the Caribbean, visiting Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and […]
A greater shift to renewables is necessary for a climate-safe world, finds report

Renewables are the key to achieving a global temperature rise below 2oC, the widely-accepted limit to avoid irreversible climate-related damage, as per a report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report also emphasised the positive benefits of a shift to renewable power. The deployment of renewable energy technologies creates jobs and stimulates […]