Remote work is more environmentally friendly than working in an office. Benefits include greenhouse gas reductions particularly in relation to commuter transport. Additionally, when employers offer remote work options, they experience a better reputation, boosted customer loyalty, and have happier, healthier employees. Key Word: work from home, greenhouse gas, ghg
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Caribbean SIDS are the least to contributors and are the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. With limited natural resources and small economies of scale, the economic cost associated with climate change is estimated to be 15% of the combined GDP. With climate change and the Sustainable Developing Goals in mind, infrastructure systems have the ability to address these issues. Key Words: Climate mitigation, Sustainable Developing Goals, Small Island Developing States, SIDS,
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Presented at the CARISCIENCE 2019 “Caribbean Science and Innovation Meeting” Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, FWI. The study aims to highlight the behaviour of the sea state of the water mass surrounding the island. Access to this information should allow officials and investors to make a more conscious decision on the applicability of this green energy source. energy source. Key words: ocean, wave energy
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This report was written in a collaboration between the Government of St. Lucia, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the University of Oxford-led Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC). The report examines the possible vision for the island’s future infrastructure aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. this report equips Saint Lucia with a robust approach to infrastructure planning that can ensure that social, economic, and environmental needs are met in a range of future scenarios. Through extensive data collection and cross-sectoral analysis, this report estimates Saint Lucia’s future infrastructure needs for...
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A thesis submitted O'Neil Jesse Nelson in fulfilment for the degree of Master of Engineering to the Auckland University of Technology. The thesis explores the feasibilty of utility scale photovoltaic plants in Jamaica by combatting trechnical challenges with microgrids.
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This journal article explores the potential for increasing the share of renewables in Suriname’s electricity mix, with a special focus on the complementary role of existing hydropower and future wind power infrastructure. The article demonstrates that wind and hydro resources have great synergetic potential for displacing fossil fuel-based power generation.. The results presented in the article have relevance for climate policy in various Caribbean countries and other island states with existing hydropower infrastructure and substantial wind/solar power potential, for which this study fills an important literature gap.
The Caribbean Forum on Energy, Transport, and Resilience was held at the Bay Gardens Hotel, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia, from June 26 to 27, 2019. It was hosted by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Saint Lucia, with support from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. With the objective of exploring new technologies and combining them with existing regional experiences in sustainable urban development, the event had an overall goal to design a roadmap for the Caribbean smart cities of the future. The forum sought to further public-private exchanges among governments, energy and transportation...
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