Although vulnerable to the severest impacts of a warming planet, SIDS have historically contributed the least to global carbon emissions.

Offshore renewables can play a key role in harnessing the benefits of the blue economy for sustainable development in SIDS, said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera, at the Our Oceans conference held in Palau.

The Bioenergy Simulator is a web-based geospatial tool that allows users to understand bioenergy potential and related issues in a specific selected area.