Georgian PM to UN Climate Change Conference: further enhancing renewable energy share “strategic priority” for country
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday told the United Nations Climate Change Conference 85 percent of electricity generation in Georgia came from renewable sources. Photo: PM's press office
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday told the United Nations Climate Change Conference 85 percent of electricity generation in Georgia came from renewable sources and added further enhancing the share of renewable energy was a “strategic priority” for the country.
The government administration cited Garibashvili on saying the government would continue to support “further non-traditional renewable energy development projects” including solar, wind, hydrogen and geothermal.
The PM also said he hoped the outcome of conference discussions in Sharm el-Sheikh would be the development of a “strong framework for increasing the resilience of our countries".
"However, these efforts can only be effective if the perspectives and contexts of developing countries in all regions are considered", he added.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday told the United Nations Climate Change Conference the environmental issue had become a “challenge of our generation”, with “swift and result-oriented action” needed to counter the threat.
Dear president, Excellences, dear friends, I am honoured to address you on behalf of my country, Georgia, and thank the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the leadership as our host and for the tireless efforts in the preparation of this very important event.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili is scheduled to address the United Nations climate change conference on Tuesday and raise questions on ways to overcome the challenges caused by the global issue.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said prime minister Irakli Garibashvili would have the opportunity to discuss “all challenges” facing the world through climate change with other world leaders at the ongoing United Nations 27th climate change conference in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili highlighted the importance of developing sustainable energy sources in a roundtable discussion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference on Tuesday.
In his address at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili highlighted Georgia’s potential to utilise renewable energies as one of the important and “priority” directions of the government, Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Tuesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday left for a working visit to the Romanian capital of Bucharest, with the signing of an agreement on “strategic partnership” with the governments of Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary for the development and transmission of green energy on the agenda of the Government head.
The United Nations Development Programme, Sweden and Euronews Georgia have launched Climate Magazines, a series of documentaries detailing key climate change issues and impacts in Georgia, in a bid to better inform the country’s residents about challenges posed by the issue.
Georgia is among 10 countries where the Asian Development Bank is observing the implementation of its environmental Safeguard Policy with the aim of using the practical experience for updating the 2009-introduced document.
The Georgian Government Administration, as well as the country’s Parliament, on Saturday joined the global environmental campaign Earth Hour.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is set to address world leaders at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference hosted in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the Government press office said on Thursday.
Paata Kalandadze, Georgia’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been scheduled to get involved in “all scheduled format meetings” of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday joined world leaders at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference hosted in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.