{"id":733,"date":"2011-12-19T14:48:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T04:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=733"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T00:02:28","slug":"tiny-tokelau-takes-on-the-world-with-solar-pv-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tiny-tokelau-takes-on-the-world-with-solar-pv-plunge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Tokelau Takes on the World With Solar PV Plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h3 id=\"internal-source-marker_0.7107854408677667\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tiny-tokelau-takes-on-the-world-with-solar-pv-plunge\/tokelau\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-743\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-743\" title=\"Tokelau\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Tokelau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Tokelau.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Tokelau-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tiny-tokelau-takes-on-the-world-with-solar-pv-plunge\/nukunonu_lagoon-tokelau\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-734\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>By <a href=\"http:\/\/sremmah.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Bowden<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>One of the least reported, though possibly one of the most important, announcements to come out of the recent climate change gabfest in Durban earlier this month was the one from tiny Tokelau, with a population 1,500 (and three cars as reported by the Guardian). The Pacific state said it is planning to replace its aged diesel generators with a $US7.5 million solar PV system.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The move, if it goes ahead, will mean Tokelau becomes the first country to source 100 percent of its energy from renewables with around 93 percent of the its energy being sourced from solar and 7 percent from locally grown oil. The tiny Pacific microstate, situated halfway between Hawa\u2019ii and New Zealand \u2014 from which it is administered \u2014 used its platform at the Durban talks to mischievously call on the rest of the world to follow its lead.<\/p>\n<p>Skilfully using his moment in the sun (ahem), leader Foua Toloa told a meeting on the fringes of the UN climate conference that &#8220;By September next year, we will become the first nation using 100%-renewable energy, and number one in percentage greenhouse gas reduction in the Pacific and elsewhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The country has decided to become a world leader in terms of percent of its use of solar energy to set the example to reduce carbon emissions. Tokelau is one of the Pacific islands which will be most affected by any changes in sea levels brought about by global warming.<\/p>\n<p>All great I hear you say, but there is one fly in the ointment (or cloud on the horizon) \u2014 funding for the venture is not fully secured. According to The Guardian report, the tiny state must find $900,000 of the share of the $7.5 million project, money the microstate was hoping to obtain \u00a0from the Green Climate Fund. The fund was agreed to by countries in last year\u2019s Copenhagen talks however while launched officially at Durban, matters such as how to unlock finance from the fund as well as finding sources, have yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>But good luck Tokelau&#8230;the world\u2019s leader in the use of renewable energy as a percentage of its energy (if all goes well). Whether this will be the template for other Pacific nations who are also threatened with climate change, remains to be seen. If it eventuates, Tokelau will expect to save 12,000 tonnes of CO2 during the operational life span of the 1MW solar power plant,according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>Toloa is obviously proud of his country\u2019s world leadership in renewables. \u201cNo more noisy generators will disturb the quiet of the islands. We will be an example to the world, even though we have done nothing to deserve this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rich Bowden One of the least reported, though possibly one of the most important, announcements to come out of the recent climate change gabfest in Durban earlier this month was the one from tiny Tokelau, with a population 1,500 (and three cars as reported by the Guardian). 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