Commonwealth News
New Zealand finance companies must report and act on climate change in world first
New Zealand becomes the world's first country to impose mandatory climate-related reporting for its financial sector. It is a move to ensure the detrimental effects of climate change and observe regularly all the businesses like insurers, banks, publicly listed...
Tracking greenhouse gas emissions with T&T’s MRV system
Trinidad and Tobago’s fight against climate change include tracking greenhouse gas emissions with an MRV system. The first of its kind system records all sources of greenhouse gas emissions and its progress in reducing efforts. All the data is collected through a...
Belize Investment Summit to be held November 10-11
To pitch national and foreign investors, the Belize Investment Summit will be held on November 10-11, at northern Ambergris Caye. Belize Investment Summit 2021 is a high-profile expo led by the Office of the Prime Minister and various ministries under the theme:...
Australia and Fiji partner on high integrity carbon offsets to reduce emissions
Fiji joins Australia’s recently established Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme. The Scheme is modelled on the successful Emissions Reduction Fund and to develop a high-integrity carbon offset scheme in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Government is also providing...
‘Tantie Lorraine’, a taste of Trinidad and Tobago in the UK
Tantie Lorraine's Homemade is a contemporary producer of jams, chutneys and delicacies based on Trinidadian heritage. Trinidad and Tobago born Beverly Lorraine Frederick has been making sauces for about 10 years at her home in Surrey, England. Her small-scale venture...
Solomon Islands push for USD$100 carbon levy on international shipping
Asia joins the Pacific to push International Maritime Organization (IMO) to decarbonise international shipping by 2050 and introduce a USD$100 carbon levy on shipping companies by 2025. Proposals by Solomon Islands, Kiribati and the Republic of Marshall received a...