AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWater & Infrastructure: A new push for desalination is framed as a practical answer to climate-driven water stress across CARICOM, with the debate shifting from cost and carbon to faster, cleaner filtration and wider coastal rollout. Energy Transition: France’s government has selected 109 “electrification territories” (including Martinique) to speed up replacing gas and oil with heat pumps, district heating, geothermal and renewables, plus more EV charging and support for agriculture like greenhouse electrification. EU Outer Regions Policy: The European Commission unveiled a strategy and regulatory package for the EU’s outermost regions—explicitly naming Martinique—aimed at adapting EU rules to local realities, boosting competitiveness and single-market access, strengthening resilience, and improving social equity (with focus areas like agriculture, fisheries, connectivity and renewable energy). Oil & Gas Governance: Grenada’s oil and gas talks are heating up again as the NDC government moves to bring a technical working group before parliament, after controversy over the Global Petroleum Group (GPG) agreement and opposition claims about the legality of the process. Regional Mobility & Tourism: Southern Caribbean cruise access is set to improve as more itineraries and new departure patterns roll out in 2026–2027, making bucket-list ports easier to reach without long repositioning trips.
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