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Tiny Pacific island Tokelau to go %100 renewable energy – Durban report

Tokelau to be first renewable energy nation Tokelau plans to use only renewable energy from next year. [ABC],  Australia Network News, 9 Dec 2011  The tiny Pacific nation of Tokelau has told a UN conference it plans to use only renewable energy within a year.   It would be the first country in the world to do so.

The head of the Tokelau Government, Foua Toloa, toldPacific Beat although his country is small, it has a powerful message.
“By September, 2012 – Tokelau will be the first nation 100 per cent renewable energy efficient, fulfilling our global obligation,” he said.

“We are making sure our voice is being heard here – especially the smallest of the small here in Durban”. Attending the UN conference in South Africa the Tokelau representatives have called for a legally-binding agreement of emission pledges from all countries. http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201112/3387536.htm?desktop

December 9, 2011 - Posted by | OCEANIA, renewable

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