Energy Resources
24 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 October 2012: The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, delivered the 2012 Annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Lecture in Suva, Fiji, on 18 October 2012. The theme of the lecture was “A New Optimism – A More Dynamic Pacific Plan.”
Puna said the Pacific Plan provides a blueprint of Pacific regional priorities, and said the forthcoming review of the Plan should ensure it remains responsive to the region’s needs. Puna outlined the importance of...
24 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), on a unified approach to coordination of energy security strategies around the Pacific.
According to SPC, the MoU recognizes the key role of each agency in promoting renewable energy in the pursuit of energy security in the Pacific, and outlined the mutual interest of SPC and IRENA to explore collaborative...
19 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 October 2012: Caribbean energy experts met in advance of the annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), convening from 15-17 October, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Organized by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, the meeting considered alternatives for electricity interconnections in the Caribbean Region.
According to the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), the event highlighted the need for island nations to build electricity linkages and...
15 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 October 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) convened the “High-level Policy Dialogue on the Role of Macroeconomic Policy and Energy Security in supporting Sustainable Development in the Pacific,” from 8-9 October 2012 in Nadi, Fiji.
Participants considered how fiscal and monetary policy, through tax, subsidies, national budgets, and public investment to develop markets for the private sector to invest further in renewable energy and energy efficiency...
IMO's Environment Committee Considers Energy Efficiency, Ballast Water Management and Ship Recycling
9 October 2012: The 64th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) addressed issues related to energy efficiency, ballast water management and ship-recycling. The session also led to the establishment of a new Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) in the Saba Bank, in the north-eastern Caribbean area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
On energy efficiency measures for ships, the MEPC focused on technical and operational...
