Climate Convention Implementation: An Opportunity for the Pacific Island Nations to Move Toward Sustainable Energy Systems |
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Authors: | Xiaojiang Yu Ros Taplin Alistair J Gilmour |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate School of the Environment Macquarie University Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia , AU;(2) Climatic Impacts Centre School of the Earth Sciences Macquarie University Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia , AU;(3) Graduate School of the Environment Macquarie University Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia , AU |
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Abstract: | This article does not focus on adaptation or mitigation policy directly but on an allied opportunity that exists for the Pacific
Islands via the auspices of the Climate Convention, because the existing very costly energy systems used in the Pacific Island
region are fossil-fuel dependent. It is argued here that efforts can be made towards the development of energy systems that
are ecologically sustainable because Pacific Island nations are eligible to receive assistance to introduce renewable energy
technology and pursue energy conservation via implementation mechanisms of the Climate Convention and, in particular, through
transfer of technology and via joint implementation.
It is contended that assistance in the form of finance, technology, and human resource development from developed countries
and international organizations would provide sustainable benefits in improving the local Pacific Island environments. It
is also emphasized that mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is not the responsibility of the Pacific Islands as they contribute
very little on a per capita global scale and a tiny proportion of total global greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Keywords: | : Pacific Islands Climate change Renewable energy Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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