September 2006. Washington Summit on Climate Stabilization
On September 19-20, 2006 the Climate Institute will host the Washington
Summit on Climate Stabilization, exploring the possibility of rapid climate
change. Featured at this event will be the launching of the International
Leadership Alliance by a coalition of island nations and developing states,
expanding on GSEII's work in their commitment in pioneering climate protection
strategies. The summit will also mark the 20th anniversary of the Climate
Institute.
June 2006. St. Kitts and Nevis Sustainable Energy Plan Stakeholders Meeting
On June 13th, 2006 representatives of GSEII and its partners met in St. Kitts to discuss the potential for sustainable energy developments on the islands. Presentations given at this meeting are listed below:
St. Kitts and Nevis Sustainable Energy Plan (PowerPoint presentation, 3MB)
A thesis by Kevin de Cuba of OAS addressing sustainable energy issues in St. Kitts and Nevis is listed below:
Towards a Sustainable Energy Plan for St. Kitts and Nevis (PDF, 6.3MB)
May 2006. UN CSD-14 Side Event
In a special event entitled "Global Sustainable Energy Islands-Leading by
Example," the GSEII team and ambassadors to the United Nations from the Marshall
Islands, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis imparted the progress of the GSEII
initiative. The meeting showcased the progress of the nations in developing
sustainable energy initiatives, demonstrating that leadership, targeted planning,
and collective action may result in true positive change.
Final Proceedings Report (May 2006) (PDF, 178KB)
April 2006. St. Lucia Energy Policy Stakeholders Meeting
Sponsored by GSEII and the German aid agency Gesellschaft fur Technische
Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), a meeting was held in St. Lucia to discuss the nation's
energy policy and progress over the past five years. Resulting from this meeting,
in which representatives of the St. Lucian government agencies, utilities, and
private and trade organizations were present, were prioritized actions to meet
the nation's sustainable energy plan targets for the year 2010.
March 2006. Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Stakeholders Meeting
The GSEII team held a stakeholders meeting in Dominica to review the nation's
sustainable energy plan and progress, particularly with regards to its development
of geothermal energy. The project document for this initiative, the Eastern
Caribbean Geothermal Development Project, was finalized at this meeting.
September 2005. Caribbean Solar Financing Program Training Session
Organized in St. Lucia, a training session intended to familiarize representatives
of the island's credit unions with solar hot water system technology and financial
methods facilitating their adoption occurred. This event, arranged by representatives
of the UNIDO-GSEII team, was one that marked the initial phase of the Caribbean Solar
Financing Program.
July 2005. "Clean Development Mechanism and Emission Reduction Credits- Opportunities
for the Caribbean Utility Sector"
The Climate Institute and the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) organized a training
session at the Engineers Conference of the Caribbean Electric Utilities Services
Corporation (CARILEC) in Antigua in July 2005. Designed to inform Caribbean utility
companies of climate change, the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development Mechanism project
and the opportunities and challenges arising from each, the session succeeded in
generating new ideas for electrical projects in Caribbean nations.
March 2005. Engineer Training Session for Pacific
Power and Associates (PPA)
In March 2005, the Climate Institute arranged and helped organize
a detailed two week training session on renewable energy for
the PPA engineers with the help of E-7 Utilities. The agenda
for this workshop included wind energy assessment, project development,
turbine technology and grid connection, solar photovoltaic design,
operation, and maintenance, as well as micro-hydroelectric site
survey, planning, and design.
The Climate Institute has been able to facilitate the E-7 utilities
involvement in the Pacific and will be coordinating training
activities between PPA and E-7. A proposal for E-7 collaboration
with CARILEC is also under development, which also involves UNIDO.
Furthermore, the Climate Institute has also been offered honorary
membership in the Pacific Power Association, which will be confirmed
during 2005.
January 10-15, 2005. SIDS Mauritius International Meeting
The island nations are mostly dependent on imported fossil fuel,
the rising price of which is increasingly putting huge burdens
on their terms of trade and economic growth. There is an urgent
need to develop an energy agenda for the Small Island Developing
States (SIDS) consistent with their indigenous resources and
less prone to disruption by external forces. In addition, by
taking actions on renewable energy and efficiency, and reducing
their greenhouse gas emissions, SIDS can promote and help build
international awareness on climate change and set examples for
bigger countries to follow.
A major special event, Clean Energy Islands: SIDS as Examples
of Sustainable Development was organized during the SIDS International
Meeting in Mauritius in January 2005. This event was co-funded
by the UNF/UNIDO project and was able to bring to the event the
Minister from the Marshall Islands and the Ministers from Dominica
and St. Lucia who presented the sustainable energy initiatives
of their governments. This event highlighted the leadership
taken by the SIDS on clean energy in order to encourage the rest
of the world by example.
Clean
Energy Islands, a presentation by Hon. Tom Roper (PDF,
1.29 MB)
ADMIRE presentation — Acting
for the Development of Marshall Islands Renewable Energy (PDF,
139 KB)
December 2004. COP-10 Side Event with OAS
In December 2004, the Organization of American States (OAS)
presented progress on the Geo-Caraibes and GSEII activities at
a side event organized by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Partnership at the 10th Meeting of the Conference of Parties
(COP-10) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).
The Organization of American States (OAS), a partner in the
GSEII, has been able to actively engage the utilities in St.
Lucia, Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis to participate in a
major Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Energy Project. The Eastern
Caribbean Geothermal Development Project (Geo-Caraïbes)
is the direct result of the GSEII work in Dominica. The project
focuses on St. Lucia, Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis, and
seeks to catalyze the development of one or more geothermal power
plants that might export electricity to several islands of the
region, including Guadeloupe and/or Martinique.
August 2004. Annual Conference of Pacific Power and Associates
(PPA)
In the Pacific, GSEII helped organize and prepare the agenda
of August 2004 Annual Conference of the Pacific Power Association
(PPA) to ensure that the Pacific utilities continue to focus
on renewable energy technologies. The Honorable Tom Roper (of
the Climate Institute) delivered the keynote address “Building
Island Communities Through Strong Utilities.” (PDF,
29 KB) An
Engineer’s
workshop with renewable energy components was also held at the
event.
Presentation by Hon. Tom Roper to the PPA on Utilities
and Sustainable Development (PDF, 1.68 MB)
April 23, 2004. UN CSD-12 Side Event
On April 23rd, 2004, a short side event was organized by the
Climate Institute and partner organizations for the UN CSD-12
session in New York to highlight the leadership of small island
states in clean energy. The UN Ambassadors from St. Lucia and
Dominica presented the progress made by their countries. The
UN Ambassador from Grenada attended, and the Vice Chairman of
the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Ambassador
Enele Sopoaga of Tuvalu, gave the keynote address.
While these islands are among those which carry the least blame
for climate change, they have all taken significant steps to
increase their use of sustainable energy technologies, and this
event gave them the opportunity to present the progress made
by their countries in developing and implementing their sustainable
energy plans.
Presentation by Hon. Tom Roper on Role
and Goals of GSEII (PDF, 592 KB)
