Caribbean:

Caribbean Energy Security Summit Joint Statement (The White House)

Caribbean Countries Commit to Support Renewable Energy

(AP photo by Jacquelyn Martin).

The U.S. Vice President, U.S. Secretary of Energy Moniz, other senior Administration officials, Caribbean Heads of Government, multilateral development banks, and other international partners participated in the Caribbean Energy Security Summit January 26 in Washington, D.C. to work together in support of Caribbean energy security.

Included in a Joint Statement is a "commitment to support .....to pursue the following in accordance with national laws: Where technically and commercially feasible, promote and develop affordable: (i) no- or lower carbon electricity generation through wind, solar, geothermal power, hydropower, bioenergy, ocean energy, energy recovery from waste, and other clean energies.

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