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Climate Change Trust Fund

November 22, 2022

EDITORIAL: Global climate pledges fall short again

For vulnerable island nations like the Virgin Islands, there were few surprises this year at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. Despite some important progress in the right direction …

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by BVI Beacon
August 29, 2022

EDITORIAL: Gov’t right to apologise and re-form climate board

It’s about time. More than three years ago, then-Premier Andrew Fahie’s newly elected government unlawfully disbanded the Climate Change Trust Fund Board, stalling years of hard work and showing a …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
August 26, 2022

Gov’t to bring back climate board

Less than two months after the Virgin Islands Party government came to power in February 2019, Cabinet revoked the membership of the Climate Change Trust Fund Board — a move …

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by Alva Solomon
Swell in Cane Garden Bay March 2018
May 27, 2022

COI blasts gov’t handling of statutory boards

Statutory boards in the territory are supposed to function independently, but many fall far short of that ideal because of political interference and inadequate appointment practices, a cording to the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 14, 2021

EDITORIAL: Premier dropped the ball on climate change fund

As we’ve said before, the current government’s 2019 decision to revoke all six appointed members of the Climate Change Trust Fund board was a huge mistake. The failure to replace …

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by BVI Beacon
September 9, 2021

Climate fund has never benefited from eco-levy

Less than two months after the Virgin Islands Party came to power in the February 2019 general election, all six private-sector members of the Climate Change Trust Fund board received …

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by Dana Kampa
March 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Mangrove planting is great, but new laws needed too

Government and non-profit organisations deserve kudos for working together recently to launch a major mangrove restoration programme, but we fear their work will be for naught if comprehensive changes aren’t …

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by BVI Beacon
Mangrove in Jost Van Dyke
December 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: COP25 a call to climate action

As a few large countries delayed needed action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference this month in Spain, people are dying from storms, rising sea levels, droughts and other …

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by BVI Beacon
COP 25
September 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: Dorian a tragic warning as global climate warms

Hurricane Dorian’s tragic destruction in the Bahamas was yet another dire warning to the entire Caribbean. Scientists expect climate change to bring more frequent and more intense storms to the …

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by BVI Beacon
July 9, 2019

Climate board still has no members

Government has not appointed any members to the Climate Change Trust Fund Board since the membership of all six previous appointees was revoked on April 24. Premier Andrew Fahie told …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
July 9, 2019

EDITORIAL: Government is dropping the ball on climate change

The new government’s bumbling on climate change is endangering the territory’s future. On April 24, the Cabinet decided to revoke the membership of the Climate Change Trust Fund board, a …

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by The BVI Beacon
Swell in Cane Garden Bay March 2018
June 5, 2019

Governor: UK will not take over government

Governor Gus Jaspert emphasised the importance of environmentally sustainable practices during a press conference last Thursday at Government House. It was one of several points he made during the “Catch …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
May 14, 2019

EDITORIAL: ‘Policy’ of replacing boards is an unfortunate mistake

The new government has taken a step backward by implementing an explicit “policy” of revoking and replacing the boards of all statutory bodies and government committees. Though previous administrations often …

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by The BVI Beacon
May 9, 2019

Climate Change Trust Fund board revoked

On April 24 the Cabinet decided to revoke the membership of all six appointed members of the Climate Change Trust Fund board. The board’s enabling legislation, however, doesn’t appear to …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
December 3, 2018

EDITORIAL: Climate Change Trust Fund should get eco-levy money

In 2015 the Virgin Islands proudly set an example when it became the first government in the Caribbean to pass a legal framework for a climate change trust fund. To …

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by The BVI Beacon

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