SIDS Lighthouses Initiative 2.0: High-Level Roundtable on “Increasing Ambition to Accelerate Energy Transformation in SIDS”
Date: Friday 28 September 2018
Time: 13:15 – 14:30
Location: UN Headquarters, ECOSOC Chamber
"SIDS are determined to lead by example w/ an ambitious new target for their energy transformation—target for the next 5yrs will be to double the growth trend of the last 5yrs, to reach by 2023 an installed renewables capacity of 5GW."—@AdnanZAmin #UNGA https://t.co/TXSWoqtTZQ pic.twitter.com/tnWs6HztJW
— IRENA (@IRENA) September 28, 2018
Since the launch of the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative (LHI), the renewable energy uptake in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) has been impressive. The strong political commitment of SIDS, and the remarkable cost reductions in technologies such as solar PV and onshore wind, coupled with the support of a wide range of partners, have made renewables an affordable solution for countries with limited financing and technical capabilities. The initial LHI targets for 2020 in terms of installed capacity (100 megawatts of solar PV, 20 megawatts of wind power) and mobilised funding (USD 500 million) have been met and exceeded three years ahead of schedule.
Building on the success of the LHI and following the consultative process undertaken with all LHI partners, the event SIDS Lighthouses Initiative 2.0: High-Level Roundtable on “Increasing Ambition to Accelerate Energy Transformation in SIDS”, was instrumental in drawing together political leadership and launch a more ambitious phase of the Initiative, LHI 2.0, which aims to enable SIDS energy systems’ transformation, leverage investment support, strengthen climate resilience, and contribute to the attainment of the sustainable development goals in SIDS.
Programme
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13:15 - 13:35 |
Opening Remarks Honorable Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa and Chair of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States Adnan Z. Amin, Director General, IRENA SIDS Lighthouses Initiative 2.0 Video H.E. Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu, UN High Representative and Under-Secretary-General for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Countries and Small Island Developing States - representing the United Nations Secretary-General |
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13:35 - 13:45 |
Keynote Remarks H.E. Hilda Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Honorable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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13:45 - 14:25 |
Roundtable discussion on priorities to accelerate energy transformation in SIDS through SIDS Lighthouses 2.0 Honorable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Honorable Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister of Aruba H.E Taneti Maamau, President of the Republic of Kiribati Honorable Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu Interventions from Ministers and other participants. |
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14:25 – 14:30 |
Concluding Remarks |