“Barbados Declaration”

"The Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference" in 2012 adopted the “Barbados Declaration” for achieving sustainable energy for all in small island developing countries, and calling for 

• Universal access to modern and affordable renewable energy services, 
• while protecting environment, ending poverty and creating new opportunities for economic growth.

The declaration, adopted just weeks before the UN Conference on Sustainable Development ‘Rio+20’, includes an annex with voluntary commitments of 20 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to take actions toward 

• Providing universal access to energy, 
• Switching to renewable energy, and 
• Reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

The host country announced their plan to increase the share of renewable energy in Barbados to 29 percent of all electricity consumption by 2029.

The commitments of other small developing island states include:

• Maldives committed to achieve carbon neutrality in the energy sector by year 2020
• Marshall Island aim to electrify all urban households and 95 percent of rural outer atoll households by 2015
• Mauritius committed to increasing the share of renewable energy - including solar power, wind energy, hydroelectric power, bagasse and landfill gas - to 35 percent or more by 2025
• Seychelles committed to produce 15 percent of energy supply from renewable energy by 2030