New energy policy aims to reduce Island’s greenhouse gas emissions

Bermuda’s nine-year plan for a new energy policy was yesterday unveiled, as Government released the White Paper on Energy.

Drafting of the long-anticipated policy document began with the creation of the Department of Energy in April 2008.

Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Walter Roban warned that implementing its policies “will be extremely demanding, and will require nothing short of a national energy transition”.

The White Paper, he added, is “an excellent example to other small-island jurisdictions”, and the first of its kind among the British dependent territories.

“We are pretty much ahead of the game,” he said.

In an announcement attended by the Energy Department’s team, Mr Roban added: “It is noteworthy that this paper was produced in-house, without the use of foreign consultants, by a completely local staff.”

At its core, the document is to guide the Island into a more sustainable energy policy.

The Minister said it outlines the path to “an alternate future not bound by fossil fuels, but one where we conserve energy, use energy more efficiently, and harness indigenous renewable energy resources”.

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