Renewable energy programmes in the South Pacific – Are these a solution to dependency?

Peter Cole and Glenn Banks

Energy Policy, 2017, vol. 110, issue C, 500-508

Abstract: Like many small island states, a number of Pacific Island countries (PICs) have ambitious renewable energy programmes in place. In some cases, the programmes include the objective of electricity generated from “100% renewable energy” by 2020 or 2025. The motivations for these ambitious programmes are commendable: to reduce dependency on imported oil fuels and to be seen to contribute towards reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Keywords: Pacific Islands; Policy; Renewable energy; Photo-voltaic; Biofuels (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.08.048

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