SMALL ISLAND Developing States like Saint Lucia need to move away from the use of fossil fuels in an effort to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, Energy Minister Senator Dr James Fletcher said recently.
According to Dr Fletcher, scientific data has demonstrated that we are still very far away from limiting global temperatures to two degrees Celsius or 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
“The data [revealed in a World Bank report last year] suggests that with the level of emissions we have right now and even with the pledges that have been made, we are probably on track with almost a four degree Celsius warming.”
However, Dr Fletcher said levels of four degrees Celsius will have a devastating effect on the Caribbean, which can cause many of our eco systems to be threatened. (PR)
