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Latin America to Take the Temperature of Paris Agreement at Climate Summit
November 15, 2016
Experts and leaders from the countries of Latin America headed to Marrakech, Morocco last week in search of clear rules to help them push forward on the goals designed at the COP21 conference in Paris last year. Three fields have been identified as key to transforming the region’s economies: technology, technical capabilities, and financing. Negotiators from […]
Paris Agreement goes into effect as COP22 begins today
November 7, 2016
The Paris Agreement is ratified and now as member countries meet in Marrakech, Morocco for COP22 this week, they will tackle implementation. The Paris Agreement aims to keep global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels. The CARICOM Secretariat will join several CARICOM member states at these meetings. Areas of focus […]
IRENA helps Central America integrate renewables
November 6, 2016
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has stepped in to help Central America meet its 2020 target for renewable energy. The “concrete results” expected include an 11% renewables generation target for the region; this will be facilitated by programs like the Renewables Readiness Assessment for Panama and the Clean Energy Corridor of Central America. Energy […]
President Obama to make clean energy pledge With Canada & Mexico at summit
June 28, 2016
North America will get half of its power from clean energy sources by 2025. This was the outcome from the “Three Amigos Summit” which brought President Obama together with leaders from Mexico and Canada. The pledge by all three countries is to obtain energy from renewable sources, nuclear power, power plants that utilize carbon capture […]
USAID Caribbean clean energy program helps green the grid
June 20, 2016
A clean energy program led by USAID aims to help Caribbean nations meet the ambitious renewables targets set at COP21 in Paris last year. Energy specialists from the Barbados Energy Division, the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and various electric utility companies, regulators, financiers, international donor organizations, and equipment suppliers all […]
Belize most vulnerable in Central America to sea level rise
June 9, 2016
Among small-island developing states in the Caribbean, Belize is the most likely to be impacted by climate change. The Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency financing to Belize’s private sector, with an offer of up to $200K per project for upgrades and installation. But Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of […]
Regional climate change meeting to take place in St Lucia
April 26, 2016
A meeting in Saint Lucia this week will take place to agree on an action plan following the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Regional Coordinating Committee on Climate Change (RCCCC) will use this opportunity to review the progress made in the implementation of the ‘Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to a Changing Climate’. […]
Jamaica signs climate change agreement
April 22, 2016
Jamaica joined the coalition of over 150 countries to sign the Paris agreement on Climate Change, on April 22nd at the UN Headquarters in New York. Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, was present at the signing and said, “The Agreement is especially important to Small Island Developing States, like Jamaica, […]
Jamaica to Mitigate Climate Change
March 3, 2016
Jamaica aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 million metric tons of C02 per year by 2030. These figures were released in the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change following the COP21 talks in Paris.