Ajaccio: At the ‘Energ’Isule’ conference, islands are collaborating for a more sustainable future.

Article excerpt from corsenetinfos.corsica. Translated from french

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The 2024 edition of Energ’Isule, organized by the Agency for Sustainable Development, Urban Planning and Energy of Corsica (AUE) and dedicated to the ecological transition of islands, took place Wednesday and Thursday at the Palais des Congrès in Ajaccio. During several roundtables, experts focused on the theme “mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Non-Interconnected Zones (NIZ)” over these two days.

Created in 2013, this event is dedicated to the ecological transition of islands and brings together key players from the institutional, economic, academic, and associative sectors, as well as renowned experts at the national and European levels, to offer them a platform for exchange and collaboration. The event, which is notably attended by speakers from Guadeloupe and Martinique and European islands, is under the theme “Mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Non-Interconnected Zones (NIZ)“, a major topic for territories particularly impacted by this phenomenon.

“The world is currently facing unprecedented climate change with an increase in heatwaves, droughts, natural disasters, large fires, floods, sea-level rise, and cyclones. Often with major human tragedies and socioeconomic consequences as a corollary,” Julien Paolini, president of the AUE.

“This fight against global warming can only be envisaged around two pillars: the reduction of greenhouse gases, and therefore the exit from fossil fuels, and the adaptation of our territories,” he added, asking: “Adapting means anticipating the threats, risks, and dangers that weigh on us today, it means making our territories more resilient and more resistant, and more autonomous.”