Information
- Submitted by: Saint Lucia
- Primary SD area: Sustainable Energy
- Keywords: Energy
- Location: Saint Lucia
- Date of completion: 1 Jan 2000
- More information
Deliverables & Resources
Barbados Declaration – Voluntary Commitment by Saint Lucia
Organization(s) making commitment
Saint Lucia, in partnership with the Governments of Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and UNDP.
Achievement of Commitment
• Increase the contribution of renewable energy to the national energy supply by 20% by 2020 and support the development of indigenous energy sources.
• To reduce the consumption of electricity in the public sector by 20% by 2020.
How this will be achieved
• By promoting energy efficiency at all levels and in all sectors at the national level.
• By strengthening the institutional and legal framework for sustainable energy.
• By developing and implementing standards and guidelines for energy efficient products.
• By developing and establishing a suite of fiscal measures and a financing mechanism for greater penetration of sustainable energy technologies and products.
• By facilitating capacity- building , innovation, research and development for sustainable energy.
• By implementing a comprehensive sustainable energy education and awareness programme.
• By providing an enabling environment for sustainable energy that simultaneously allows the private sector to generate business opportunities that are consistent with the Green Economy Concept.
| Deliverables | |
| Deliverable | Date |
| • To reduce the consumption of electricity in the public sector by 20% | 2020 |
| Increase the contribution of renewable energy to the national energy supply by 20% and support the development of indigenous energy sources. | 2020 |
| Resources devoted to delivery | |
| Type | Details |
| Other, please specify | To be achieved with assistance from development partners. |
