Green Agenda: Premier wants solar panels on 'many roofs as possible'
The Premier was at the time speaking during a Friday, December 8, 2023, press conference to update the public on his recent trip to COP28 in Dubai.
“I'm going to be pressing more for progress as it pertains to our own agendas…to climate change. It's going to start with a pledge that the government itself is going to be making, [to] take its own green pledge,” he said while adding that the Government is also involved in practices that are not green in nature.
The Premier added, “We can do a better job in terms of setting an example for the whole territory and to being more ambitious as it pertains to how we deal with reducing the use of plastic, reducing the use of energy, procuring a green way…. we can do better than what we're doing right now."
He said the plans to push towards a more green agenda will also include pressing the BVI Electricity Corporation to introduce a project to put solar panels on as many roofs as possible.
“One thing I'll be approaching the Climate Change Trust Fund [on] is a project to provide some funding through the [BVI] Electricity Corporation to get that solar panel project moving.”
More electric vehicles
Meanwhile, the Premier also spoke about the need to have more fully electric vehicles as well as ensure the green energy source from the Government side is provided, adding that there is a need to build the infrastructure necessary, such as charging ports, to be able to make those things a reality.
He said Communications and Works Minister, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) implementing electric shuttles was a good move but there is a need for the government to at least move to hybrids; however, the energy also has to come from renewable sources.
“I want to see us fast forward our green agenda and recognise the threat that we have of Climate Change and that the whole world is being urged to make the transition and we don't want to be slow and be last in making the transition," the Premier said.
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14 Responses to “Green Agenda: Premier wants solar panels on 'many roofs as possible'”
Its my understanding they have signed off 9 projects in 10 years and each one takes years and costs plenty.
BVIEC should be looking at alternative energy and should have moved off a diesel to cleaner burning NG years ago. Then how would the usual sycophants have access to the usual fuel contracts?