New Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) Chairman Francine Blackman. Photo courtesy CCREEE.
Francine Blackman has been elected as chairman of the executive board of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE).
Blackman previously held the post of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
The election was announced in a release today (December 18).
Blackman takes over from Dominica’s Ambassador to the US and Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States Ambassador Dr Vince Henderson who first chaired the CCREEE Executive Board following the commencement of the Centre’s operational phase in 2018.
New Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) Chairman Francine Blackman. Photo courtesy CCREEE.
Permanent Secretary in Barbados’ Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Francine Blackman has been elected as chairman of the executive board of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE).
The election was announced in a release today.
Blackman takes over from Dominica’s Ambassador to the US and Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States Ambassador Dr Vince Henderson who first chaired the CCREEE Executive Board following the commencement of the Centre’s operational phase in 2018.
Henderson was instrumental in the establishment of the CCREEE, coordinating with SIDS DOCK (an initiative among member countries of the Alliance of Small Island States to help SIDS transform their energy sectors and address adaptation to climate change), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisati
Leadership on the climate change issue
This past weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, an accord signed by nearly 200 countries including oil-exporting nations committing to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, which continue to harm our planet and threaten our future.
The goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
On Saturday, seven of the 14 CARICOM member states that are parties to the agreement delivered statements at the Climate Ambition Summit organized by the United Kingdom, France and the United Nations in cooperation with Chile and Italy.
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‘CARICOM Moment of Ambition’ held on eve of Paris Agreement’s 5th Anniversary
GEORGETOWN, Guyana On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), in partnership with the UK government hosted the “CARICOM Moment of Ambition”, on Friday.
The event was convened to demonstrate continued small island developing states (SIDS) leadership and ambition and to underscore the need for immediate climate action internationally. Hosting this event prior to the December 12 Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UN, the UK and France to celebrate the Paris anniversary, served to amplify the voice of CARICOM SIDS.