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CARBON WAR ROOMSmart Island Aruba

7 May 2013

The Carbon War Room

Accelerates entrepreneurial solutions to achieve profitable, gigaton scale reductions of carbon emissions

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SMART ISLAND ECONOMIESSmart Island Aruba

Islands…A unique time

• The technologies are ready•We know that they are profitable• Island nations are ready

Our Vision: Islands inspiring the rest of the world by using their own resources to become fossil fuel free

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The PartnershipVision

Working in partnership with stakeholders on Aruba to develop their Smart Island Vision

Identification of Smart Growth PathwaysA World-class CWR team identify potential pathways and projects that could be implemented to achieve the vision.

Aruban Roadmap

Extensive consultation with stakeholders will be carried out to identify the most appropriate development pathway.

Implementation

CWR will use a transparent process to attract financiers and top tier technology providers to implement projects.

Smart islands BlueprintLessons learned in Aruba will be used to develop a lead by example strategy for smart islands

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Smart Island Vision

Smart Grid Electricity Generation

Low emission transport solutions

Using waste as a resource to generate energy

Efficient use of

water and electricity

Creation of high quality employmen

t for the local

community

Socially and Environmen

tally sustainable

built atmosphere

A healthy environmen

t that promotes well-being

Tourism sector that attracts a

new category of visitors

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Smart Growth Pathways

World Class

Team to identify

potential pathways

Integrated economy-

wide approach making most

efficient use of

resources on the island

Robust technical analysis

increases choices for

the communit

y

Tried and tested

technology solutions

Identify potential projects

Commercially viable

Requires policy change to make Commercially viable

Requires subsidy to make commercially viable

Social or environmental improvement project that needs philanthropic input

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Why Aruba?

Good infrastructureGood Credit Rating

Attractive business climate

Strong Green Vision and leadership

Green/Smart Projects already identified

Government owned utilities

A high GDP and a highly educated workforce

Low levies on green technology

THANK YOUContact: Peter Boyd, COO pboyd@carbonwarroom.comMaya Doolub, Operation Lead mdoolub@carbonwarroom.comPaul Arends, Aruba Project Manager parends@carbonwarroom.com

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