The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
In the study, the Artificial Neural Network [...]
An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in the Caribbean
May 22nd, 2013 
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May 16th, 2013 Admin: Donna By amaloney
With an average daily production of 1000 barrels per day of crude oil and an estimated daily consumption of 9000 barrels per day, Barbados is a net importer of petroleum products. This leaves a shortfall for which the Government must use critical foreign exchange to purchase oil on the international market.
Since the onset of the [...]
Posted in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Energy Efficiency, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago Comments OffRegional countries agree to biosphere reserves
April 10th, 2013 Admin: Donna ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries are among several nations committed to a ministerial declaration and a three-year action plan that aims, among other things, to create at least one biosphere reserve in each Caribbean small island developing state.
Biosphere reserves, as described by UNESCO, are terrestrial and coastal areas that promote sustainable [...]
Posted in Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Carbon Market, Cuba, Dominica, Environmental Management, Jamaica, Official Blog, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago Comments OffThe 5Cs to Develop Climate Adaptation Programme
March 18th, 2013 Admin: Donna (FRONT L-R) DR. KENRICK LESLIE AND DR. JOSEF HAIDER; (BACK L-R) DONNEIL CAIN, KEITH NICHOLS, SHARON LINDO, CHRISTINA RUMKE, DR. MARTIN LUX AND DR. MARK BYNOE
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the German Financial Cooperation (KfW) signed a wide-rangingaide-mémoire last Friday evening, paving the way for the development of a €12.27 million programme, which will seek [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Environmental Management, Grenada, Jamaica, News, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines Comments OffLegislation changes may give St Lucia consumers electricity rate ease
January 25th, 2013 Admin: Donna CASTRIES, St Lucia, Friday January 25, 2013 – The St. Lucia government says it will amend existing legislation governing the operations of the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC), the sole electricity company, as it moves to provide consumers with relief from the high electricity rates.
“LUCLEC has to understand when there are good times, they enjoy [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, News, Saint Lucia Comments OffDon’t ignore the Leucaena project
January 3rd, 2013 Admin: Donna A perfect example of the shortage of vision affecting Caricom governments is their dropping of the ball on the Leucaena project in the early 1980s.
Ambassador Byron Blake, former Caricom assistant secretary general, reminded us of that last month during a sitting of the Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange.
For those who missed it, the Leucaena project was [...]
Posted in Barbados, Carbon Market, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Jamaica, News, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago Comments OffStop hazardous waste shipment through Caribbean Sea, says CARICOM chairman
December 31st, 2012 Admin: Donna GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Kenny Anthony, prime minister of Saint Lucia, has intensified calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea, given the risks such shipments pose to the livelihood of the people of the region.
The call was made on Friday ahead of [...]
3.9 magnitude earthquake rattles St Lucia and St Vincent
December 31st, 2012 Admin: Donna CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday December 28, 2012 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 rattled St. Lucia and neighbouring St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or damage on any of the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) islands.
The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI) [...]
Posted in Carbon Market, Environmental Management, News, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines Comments OffUpdate: HC training becoming increasingly important in Caribbean countries
December 4th, 2012 Admin: Donna In Caribbean countries, such as Barbados and Grenada, natural refrigerants have been identified as possible options to replace ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). The necessity of raising awareness of technical specificities related to these refrigerants has been highlighted on several occasions. UPDATE: An overview of work done during the Grenada training workshop, and news regarding the formation of a [...]
Posted in Bahamas, Barbados, Carbon Market, Environmental Management, Grenada, News, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname Comments OffGovernment switches to energy-efficient street lights
December 1st, 2012 Admin: Donna The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology has embarked on a Pilot LED Street Lighting Project.
Under the first phase of the project, 48 LED street lights will replace the 250W High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights currently being used.
The new LED lights are expected to be as much as 60 percent more efficient [...]
