Antigua and Barbuda’s Deputy Everlasting Consultant to the United Nations Tumasie Blair left a sobering but inspiring message with the members of the Worldwide Renewable Power Company (IRENA) as he introduced his tenure as Chairman formally to a detailed throughout the opening of the Company’s twenty sixth Council assembly in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.
IRENA unites over 150 international locations with the objective of attaining a future the place the transition to renewable vitality is a major consideration of their efforts to broaden their economies and safe a sustainable future.
As he handed over the chairmanship of the intergovernmental organisation to america, Blair used his farewell speech to replicate on a demanding however rewarding time period which lined appreciable floor in laying out the work of the company over the following biennium.
Whereas reflecting, the Antiguan diplomat stated he was impressed by the mobilised and pressing motion that the company took in accelerating the renewables-based vitality transition for international locations round world.
“This could not be potential with out each certainly one of us and our dedication to the mission of the company,” Blair famous.
“It’s due to our engagement on this platform on the realities and alternatives on the bottom, that we inform and information the work of the Company, and collectively steer international motion in the direction of a simply and inclusive vitality transition,” he continued.
Aware of the peculiar vulnerabilities and challenges of Small Island Creating States, like his personal nation of Antigua and Barbuda, Blair reminded the assembly of the essential and pressing nature of their work.
“…the local weather disaster presents an existential risk, and a profound shift in the direction of a renewables-based vitality transition, in addition to pressing and satisfactory financing of this mission, is vital. That is by now a recognized reality for SIDS and time is working out,” he declared.
This isn’t far faraway from the dedication of Antigua and Barbuda’s extensively expressed dedication to strengthening and accelerating its renewable primarily based vitality transition.
“The truth is whereas we now have put ahead efforts as a small island nation to speed up our transition to renewables and play our half in tackling international emissions, we can’t do that alone. We want companions on the desk, companions that would offer technical help and the switch of renewable expertise and concessional financing together with grant funding,” Blair insisted.
The targets of IRENA join and align with the ambitions of the fourth UN Convention on Small Island Creating States, which can be held in Antigua and Barbuda from Could 27 – 30 subsequent 12 months underneath the theme “Charting the Course in the direction of Resilient Prosperity.”
“SIDS have set formidable vitality targets of their NDCs, nevertheless most of those are conditional on exterior help from developed economies and the non-public sector,” the Antiguan diplomat defined.
Antigua and Barbuda is already positioning itself to play a pivotal position on this endeavour because it has already introduced the launch of a SIDS Centre of Excellence, which would be the residence to a World Knowledge Hub, a Expertise and Innovation Mechanism and a Davos styled funding discussion board.
“All three elements of the Centre of Excellence present alternatives for renewable vitality funding in SIDS and for vigorous discussions on worldwide finance and vitality transition diplomacy,” Blair added.
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