Barbados brings house a Inexperienced Locations Story Award for Atmosphere and Local weather at one of many world’s largest journey commerce reveals, ITB Berlin
Dr. Albert Salman, President of Inexperienced Locations, introduced a 2023 Inexperienced Locations Story Award to Barbados which received first place within the class Atmosphere and Local weather in recognition of management in direction of tackling local weather crises and lowering waste air pollution.on the ongoing ITB Berlin.
The nomination got here from Barbados’ ambition to be the primary island within the Caribbean to attain a 100% renewable vitality objective by 2030 and a 70% carbon neutrality objective by 2050. The strides taken to this point have landed Barbados its first milestone on this prestigious class, specifically having the most important fleet of electrical buses within the Caribbean.
Minister of Tourism and Worldwide Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, proudly accepted the award in Germany on March 7, 2023, expressing gratitude to Inexperienced Locations.
“The truth that as a small island creating state we now have been in a position to beat out a subject comprising of 100 nations, says quite a bit about who we’re and the place we need to be.”
“Our Prime Minister, the Honorable Mia Mottley, has been a trailblazer on the worldwide scene, advocating particularly for small island creating states to make sure that we not solely construct resilience but additionally stress the attention and influence that local weather change has on Barbados,” Minister Gooding-Edghill said.
The Inexperienced Locations Story Awards celebrates probably the most inspirational initiatives for sustainable tourism growth, selling 100 locations as inspiring examples for different locations, tour operators, and guests.
The Tourism Minister referenced the Barbados Nationwide Power Coverage 2019-2030, which outlines 6 objectives to attain 100% renewable vitality by 2030.
“Our insurance policies on the authorities degree have brought about us to be the place we’re immediately, so I actually need to say that this award is for Barbadians; that is about Barbados and its management within the subject of resilience and local weather change,” Mr. Gooding-Edghill added.
Among the many most vital accomplishments, Barbados at the moment has a fleet of 49 electrical buses. As Barbados transitions to better use of photo voltaic vitality, nearly 43% of the island’s grid is run on solar energy, a outstanding feat in peak and non-peak intervals. Over 25,000 of streetlights island broad now use LED bulbs to additional cut back Barbados’ carbon footprint.
EARLY SUCCESS
Earlier on, successes for Barbados in conservation and sustainability have included being one of many 10 locations featured within the new documentary collection produced by Sustainable Journey Worldwide and Zinc Media. The main target of this documentary is on showcasing accountable small journey companies and native experiences.
The Chief Government Officer of Barbados Tourism Advertising Inc. (BTMI), Jens Thraenhart, mentioned:
“In 2022, Barbados was listed as one of many High 100 Inexperienced Locations, being the one vacation spot within the Caribbean to have achieved this rating.”
Portugal and The Philippines positioned second and third within the Atmosphere and Local weather class, and this award is a promising step in Barbados’ struggle to turn out to be the primary carbon-neutral small island.
