Attending the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) conference in Barbados was a transformative experience for BPA Global Ambassador Kerese Elliott. SE4ALL highlighted innovative clean-energy solutions, the role of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and the urgent need for climate action.

Blue Planet Alliance Caribbean Director Kneyone Murray attended the Sustainable Energy for All Conference in Barbados.

Read the Blue Planet Alliance 2024 Annual Report to see all the work we did last year to help the world transition to a 100% renewable-energy future.

Belize is tackling plastic pollution through bans, community education, and international cooperation, alongside renewable energy investments, to protect its environment and economy.

Here’s a look at what we think is likely to happen in 13 different categories in 2025 in the climate space.

COP29 took place in Azerbaijan, amid concerns from civil society that the negotiations were not meeting the needs of the Global South. But during the conference, BPA’s Global Ambassadors took a proactive role in championing youth engagement and empowerment.

The Council on Sustainable Fashion and Design of Grenada hosted the Sustainable Design Impact Hub this past August in Grenada to bring together stakeholders and sustainable-development experts.

Blue Planet Alliance has had incredible success with our Fellowship Program, bringing leaders from 28 countries to Hawaii to show them firsthand how Hawaii has successfully navigated a transition to 100% renewable energy. Now it’s time for states to do the same.

Kerese Elliott, a Blue Planet Alliance Global Ambassador from St. Kitts and Nevis, shares her experience attending the third cohort of the BPA Fellowship Program.

Blue Planet Alliance’s Global Ambassadors offer their perspectives on Climate Week NYC 2024.

BPA's new Caribbean Director Kneyone Murray reflects on his participation in our Fellowship Program in Hawaii, where he "felt a real sense of accomplishment seeing how these discussions evolved into actionable plans — it made me excited for both the future of these islands, and the world."

Curaçao is an autonomous country within the kingdom of the Netherlands, and it is one of almost a dozen island countries or territories that has signed a pledge with BPA to transition to 100% renewable energy. And this week, BPA is in Curaçao to attend our MOU partner Greening the Islands’ annual summit, and to meet with government officials to help facilitate the transition.

Youth voices are a critical component of the overall climate discussion. BPA recognizes this, and that’s why we sent four of our youth ambassadors to the U.S. edition of the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY), a pivotal event within the global framework of youth-led climate action.

We can end climate change, if we summon the political will to band together and take  collective action. That is why we are so thrilled that first Antigua and Barbuda, and then St. Kitts and Nevis, have joined nine other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) countries or territories in signing a document to officially join our Blue Planet Alliance.

Our third cohort is our most geographically diverse group yet, featuring islands and countries in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. We're excited not only to share with them what we know, but to learn from them, as well.

Climate Week NYC is designed to dovetail with the annual convening of the UN General Assembly, bringing thousands of climate academics and activists, youth and experienced climatologists, public and private sector leaders together to remind world leaders what we need to do to make a sustainable planet a reality.

My experience with the Youth for the SDGs program as a BPA Global Ambassador onboard the Peace Boat was enriching, offering invaluable opportunities for cross-cultural connections, intergenerational learning, and collaboration with a diverse group of individuals committed to advancing the SDGs.

With the looming U.S. Presidential election (understandably) taking up so much media attention, there is a solid chance that all of the important work that will take place this month in NYC will be overshadowed, and not get the oxygen it deserves. 

Hurricane Ida led to 14 deaths in New York City, 11 of which were drownings that occurred in basement apartments. But these devastating effects can be prevented and managed — if there were a way to better assess areas with greater flood risk, especially in densely populated cities.

As a young activist, our Blue Planet Global Ambassador Ashley Lashley of Barbados "was struck by how often the voices of SIDS youth were overshadowed in international discussions. This motivated me to create a platform that would amplify and empower these voices."