by ILIN Advisor | 17 Nov, 2021 | Events, Front Page, News
“This may very well be our last chance. Some may accuse us of being overly dramatic, but we can assure you, there is no drama when as the leaders of small islands and coastal cities, year after year, you bury the dead from climate-induced natural disasters, including young children, who are the most vulnerable and so small they cannot help themselves. You scramble to provide security and shelter for your people, freshwater, and enough energy to keep the lights on in your hospitals to tend to those injured. No more!”
by ILIN Advisor | 9 Jul, 2021 | Blog, Energy, Events, Front Page, News
07 July 2021, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: SIDS DOCK, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Organization, has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom (UK)-based Global OTEC Resources Limited, to collaborate on developing and deploying Floating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Technology Concept in SIDS. The signing ceremony took place on Friday, 2 July 2021, by means of a virtual conference between representatives in Seychelles, Jamaica, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
by ILIN Advisor | 15 Jun, 2021 | Blog, Energy, Events, News
This 2019 photo provided by NOAA shows the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory in Hawaii. Measurements taken at the station in May 2021 revealed the highest monthly average of atmospheric carbon dioxide in human history.
Susan Cobb/NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory
The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday.
by ILIN Advisor | 19 May, 2020 | Blog, Energy, Events, Front Page, News
SIDS DOCK and GRID-Arendal announce strategic partnership for sustainable use and management of marine resources in small islands and low-lying developing countries Projects will support the economic and livelihoods systems of the populations and promote...
by ILIN Advisor | 23 Jun, 2019 | Blog, Energy, Energy Economics, Events, Front Page, News, UNIDO
The Pacific Community (SPC) hosted Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) are assisting Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in the development of a regional...
by ILIN Advisor | 22 Jun, 2018 | Blog, Energy, Events, News
OPENING KEYNOTE: The Honorable Al Binger, Secretary-General, SIDS DOCK
Discussion of challenges faced by Caribbean island and coastal nations in finding reliable and economic sources of clean fuels and feed-stocks, need for
