As part of this project led by Dr. Adrian Spence, the Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences will establish a real-time sensor network to map greenhouse gas emissions in urban centers across Jamaica. The goal is to provide critical data to inform and strengthen local mitigation and adaption policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under Jamaica’s enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the island is striving to reach its 2030 goal of reducing emissions by 28.5 percent (with international support).
Urban centers are a dominant source of greenhouse gas emissions, causing cities to warm at twice the rate of the planet as a whole and posing a formidable threat to public health and critical infrastructure. Global warming poses an existential threat to small island countries, already producing severe weather events that can affect the livelihoods and quality of life of the average Jamaican. This U.S. government-funded project will provide real-time heat maps of GHG emissions and select meteorological data, followed by information sharing sessions with key decision-makers and public outreach.
U.S. Embassy Kingston’s Chargé d’ Affaires John McIntyre said: “Jamaica is a valued U.S. partner in advancing the regional and global climate agenda. Through this grant funding, the U.S. government is providing immediate, targeted assistance to address the need for data collection on emissions, to better inform policy and meet current targets.”
Professor Charles Grant, Director at the Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences added: “Overall, our project objectives are perfectly aligned with Jamaica’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the country’s enhanced NDC under the Paris Agreement, which recognize that it is cumulative actions at the micro-level that will make the difference on a global scale.”
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