9 DECEMBER 2015
30 November, 2015, Paris, France, COP21 - Palau wants to be a leader in the use of renewable energy in the Pacific, President Tommy Remengesau Junior told COP21 in Paris today. The island republic is well on its way of achieving this goal with an ambitious INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contribution's) that plans to half Palau's emission by half in 2025.
In addition, Palau has declared 80 per cent of its Exclusive Economic Zone a no-take zone, meaning no commercial fishing will be allowed in 500, 000 square kilometres of ocean. That's an area that is the size of France.
Source: SPREP