Pacific youth activists presented their climate demands to Forum SG Puna, urging fossil fuel-free Pacific endorsement and a swift transition to community-centered renewable energy
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‘When Pacific region pulls together, the world listens’
Australian scientist stressed the importance of Pacific decision-making in energy transition, emphasising the need to move away from fossil fuels to avoid an unbearable future
Tonga opens renewable grid to deliver clean, affordable energy to Niuatoputapu
Tonga, under the ADB-supported Outer Island Renewable Energy Project, opens renewable grid to deliver clean, reliable, and efficient energy to the people of Niuatoputapu
ADB, Vanuatu initiate groundbreaking to deliver renewable energy to Espiritu Santo
ADB-Vanuatu initiate groundbreaking to extend the electricity grid and help provide energy access to previously unenergised areas in Espiritu Santo
Fiji boosts it’s renewable energy goals
Fiji steps closer to its renewable energy goals with USTDA grant for a feasibility study that will support the development of up to 75 solar-powered mini-grids with energy storage providing clean, affordable energy to communities in Fiji
Fiji says brain drain is a challenge to renewable energy projects
Brain drain is a challenge to Fiji and other Pacific Island countries’ ambition to increase renewable energy supply, says Fiji’s Infrastructure and Meteorological Services Minister
Vanuatu PM urges Pacific Island nations to commit to fossil fuel free Pacific
Vanuatu urges Pacific Island nations to join countries that have signed a treaty for a fossil fuel free Pacific and accelerate positive development in the energy and transport sectors
Transition to carbon neutral Pacific must be just and equitable
Pacific leaders urged to collectively accelerate efforts towards renewable energy initiatives for both energy and maritime sectors
As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to end fossil fuel dependence is now
Pacific ministers urged all countries to end fossil fuel dependence and transition towards renewable energy to mitigate the impacts of climate change on vulnerable nations
Fiji nationals working to achieve the Transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Fiji’s Assistant Minister says there are opportunities for solar and hydropower investments in the country, however the national circumstances continue to erode the potential to accelerate the uptake of clean energy technologies at scale