Energy Resources
06 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 November 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it is actively promoting the transition to cleaner diesel fuel, encouraging members to procure low-sulphur diesel fuel, which it says is only marginally more expensive per barrel.
According to SPC, sulphur content in fuel consumed in the Pacific is highly variable, ranging from 10ppm to 5,000ppm. The lower the sulphur content, the cleaner the fuel, and the less pollution from exhaust fumes.
SPC notes that...
02 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 October 2012: The French development agency (AFD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the expansion of the AFD-IDB partnership and cooperation ties for development efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean. The MOU was signed on 14 October 2012, during the World Bank Annual Meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
The MOU will replace one signed in 2008 by the IDB and AFD. The activities under the new MOU will focus on urban...
30 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 September 2012: The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Risoe Centre organized a regional workshop for the Caribbean intended to enhance capacity and examine lessons learned regarding the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Programme of Activities (PoA) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs).
The workshop was held from 25-27 September 2012, in Kingston, Jamaica, with support from Jamaica’s Environment Ministry and...
25 Oct 2012
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has created this Forum to assist in resolving conflicts related to government environmental measures and trade rules before they progress to more formal dispute-settlement mechanisms, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Forum will consist a panel of experts format where delegates, trade officials and other experts will discuss relevant issues and suggest solutions. It is anticipated that the Forum will be scheduled twice a year....
24 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 October 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released a report, titled “Transforming On-Grid Renewable Energy Markets,” which discusses creating enabling environments for renewable energy and supporting renewable energy through feed-in tariffs (FITs) and related price and market-access instruments. The report also reviews UNDP-Global Environmental Facility (GEF) support to help developing countries assess and address key barriers and risks to technology diffusion and investment....
