From the 2nd NAMA Workshop held on April 03, 2013, please find attached copy of the Draft Final OLADE Consultancy Report on Jamaica’s POA and NAMA Study by Dr. Oscar Coto.
This report is prepared under the implementation of the “Study on the Identification of Potential Project Portfolios Associated to Programmatic CDM and NAMAs in Jamaica”.
OLADE is providing [...]
May 22nd, 2013 
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Comments OffUK government moving ahead with funding of geothermal and other major projects in Montserrat
May 17th, 2013 Admin: Donna By Nerissa Golden
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — The United Kingdom is making good on its commitment to support Montserrat’s redevelopment and move towards financial independence.
In a letter to Premier Reuben Meade, signed by Department for International Development (DfID) Minister of State, Alan Duncan, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Mark [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Funding Opportunities, Montserrat, News Comments OffRegional body launches climate change project
May 16th, 2013 Admin: Donna PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The European Union has given a grant of 8.6 million euros to support a regional project to improve Caribbean food security in the context of climate change.
The project, which was being introduced and coordinated in a two-day session in Trinidad, is being conducted in four countries in the region: Belize, [...]
Posted in Barbados, Belize, Carbon Market, Environmental Management, Funding Opportunities, News, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago Comments OffCaribbean coral reef collapse can be avoided, researchers say
May 10th, 2013 Admin: Donna Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That’s according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9th based on an analysis that combines the latest science on reef dynamics with the latest climate models.
“People benefit by reefs having a complex [...]
Local Companies Urged to Bid for Contracts Under Energy Efficiency Project
May 9th, 2013 Admin: Donna The Government is encouraging companies, including small contractors, to bid on projects under the $2 billion public sector energy efficiency programme.
The programme, being jointly undertaken with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), seeks to improve energy efficiency in the public sector by replacing aged and inefficient equipment; retrofitting infrastructural deficiencies; and instilling behavioural change that promotes [...]
Scottish scientists launch crowd-funding for robots that repair coral reefs
May 8th, 2013 Admin: Donna EDINBURGH, Scotland — The ocean covers over 70% of the planet, but is threatened by multiple stressors such as bottom fishing, pollution and climate change. Coral reefs support the livelihoods of almost half a billion people; marine litter affects around half of all marine mammals and kills almost a million seabirds per year.
These threats require [...]
Posted in Belize, Carbon Market, Environmental Management, Official Blog, Other Opportunity Comments OffNew discovery allows low-grade silicon to be turned into high-efficiency solar panels
May 7th, 2013 Admin: Donna Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
Could lead to further solar power cost reductions
The latest breakthrough by the University of New South Wales in Australia falls in the latter category. They’ve found a way to make very high efficiency solar cells out of low-grade silicon with more defects and contaminants, but also a lower price.
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Standard commercial silicon cells currently [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, News, Other Opportunity Comments OffAustralian help for Caribbean coral reefs and climate change
May 2nd, 2013 Admin: Donna The programme will facilitate the development of a regional framework for reducing climate change vulnerability and building the resilience of reef-dependent communities and industries.
BELMOPAN, Belize, Thursday May 2, 2013 – Australia will use its expertise in guiding the Caribbean to adapt to climate change and manage its coral reefs.
Coral reefs provide benefits to the Caribbean valued [...]
Posted in Belize, Carbon Market, Environmental Management, Official Blog, Other Opportunity Comments OffWaterkeeper, ‘Voice of the world’s waters,’ Announces 1st Bahamas Partnership
May 2nd, 2013 Admin: Donna Waterkeeper Alliance Announces its First Partnership with The Bahamas Back row. Pictured l-r: Sam Duncombe, Re-earth, Save the Bays director; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. President, Waterkeeper Alliance; Joseph Darville, GB Human Rights Association, vice president, Save the Bays director; Troy Albury from Save Guana Cay, Save the Bays director. Front row. Fred Smith, QC, Save [...]
Jamaica Lifts Duty on Energy Efficiency Technology
May 1st, 2013 Admin: Donna THE Jamaican Observer reports that more energy efficiency and renewable energy devices can now be imported into Jamaica duty free – which will boost energy efficiency across the island.
The suspension of the Common External Tariff (CET) on clean energy technology by the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will be welcomed by many decision [...]
