Editorial

Islands have always been places of resilience. Limited land, finite freshwater resources, isolated electricity systems and dependence on imported fuels have forced island communities to innovate for generations. As climate change accelerates and energy security becomes an increasingly strategic priority, geothermal energy deserves renewed attention—not simply as another renewable technology, but as part of a …

Beyond Energy: Revealing the Hidden Value Beneath Our Islands Read More »

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a bold ambition: 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Enshrined in the national Sustainable Island State Agenda, this commitment would position the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis as a regional leader in clean energy and climate resilience. Yet ambition, however strong, needs to contend with a structural challenge shared by …

Powering the promise of Saint Kitts and Nevis Clean Energy Transition Read More »

A few years ago, conversations about island energy transitions were largely framed around long-term climate ambition.   Today, they are just as much about resilience.   Spiking diesel prices, fragile fuel supply chains, and renewed geopolitical tensions, including risks around key chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz, are once again exposing how vulnerable many island …

Islands aren’t limited by geography, they are empowered by it Read More »

Europe’s islands have long stood at the intersection of vulnerability and opportunity. Today, as the European Commission advances a first of its kind dedicated EU Strategy for Islands, we are presented with a pivotal moment: the chance to move beyond fragmented approaches and toward a coherent, forward-looking vision that fully recognises islands as strategic assets …

A Strategic Turning Point for Europe’s Islands Read More »

For more than a decade, Greening the Islands Foundation has worked alongside island governments, utilities and partners to accelerate the shift to renewable energy. We have advocated, convened, connected and inspired. Today, we take a decisive next step. Across the world, islands have made bold political commitments to decarbonisation and climate resilience. Targets are announced. …

From Commitment to Delivery: Why Capacity Is the Real Energy Transition Read More »

The IRENA General Assembly held at the begining of January in Abu Dhabi, alongside the Sustainability Week, reaffirmed the city’s role as a global platform for energy dialogue and cooperation. Within this framework the Embassy of Italy to the United Arab Emitates was pleased to co-host, together with IRENA and the Permanent Mission of the …

Abu Dhabi as a Platform for global energy dialogue and island action. Read More »

In small island developing states like Saint Kitts and Nevis, the challenges of climate change are not simply abstract projections, they are daily realities. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, intensifying storms, and fragile energy systems place extraordinary pressure on our people, our culture and heritage, our economy, and our natural environment. Yet these challenges also …

Strengthening Partnerships for a Sustainable Energy Future in Small Island Developing States Read More »

Last week in Gozo, we witnessed something truly special. The 10th GTI International Conference and the GTI Observatory Summit came together in a milestone celebration of a decade of impact for islands, a decade of ideas turned into action and partnerships into progress. Through the Summit, our Observatory members, partners and key stakeholders co-created a …

The Island Model: A blueprint for global sustainability Read More »

As New York Climate Week has just concluded, we can make some reflections on the outcomes: the urgency of a joint action is a must to save the planet. Climate change is not an invention of some scientists or a distant threat: it is here, it is accelerating, and it is tearing through island communities …

100 Islands. 100% Renewable. A Defining Moment for the Planet. Read More »

Later this year, Gozo will have the privilege of welcoming the 10th edition of the GTI International Conference, taking place between the 29th and 31st of October. This event, organised by the Greening the Islands Foundation together with the Maltese Government and the MAESHA EU project, is a milestone not only for GTI but also …

Gozo and the 10th GTI International Conference: A Milestone for the Island Read More »