At the Barbados Sustainable Energy Youth Forum, held on Thursday at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, students from schools across the island shared their responses to the question: “How can young people help to make Barbados energy independent?”
As the nation approaches its 59th anniversary of Independence, these young citizens, who will carry the island toward true energy sovereignty, emphasised that independence in energy demands knowledge, innovation and a willingness to adopt new habits.
Nikhyl Burnett, Christ Church Foundation School: To answer your question as to how young people can help Barbados move from non-renewable sources to more energy-efficient sources is mainly start in schools for the students to understand what it is firstly, and then how they can innovatively think on how to come up with these plans.
Elijah Gamble and Tre-Nisha Simpson, the Alleyne School: By educating young children through workshops and educational courses. And letting them meet a field of experts.
Shavier Mayers, Grantley Adams Memorial School: I would say that young people can help Barbados become energy independent by conserving energy that is not really necessary and help save that towards energy that is more necessary.
Nykira Pryme, Springer Memorial School: I think young people can help Barbados become energy independent by not using their phones so much. I can say honestly, I love my phone, but putting it down every once in a while to save energy would be good… and also not leaving the charger plugged in.
Charles Waithe, Harrison College: We can help Barbados by using lots of solar panels and wind turbines, which will give you wind energy, and this can help us to store a lot of energy like when the power goes out, we can come straight from the grid or the battery.
Roshida Hamilton and Akeelah McDonald, Combermere School: After school, the young people could… make the mini oven and they could tell their friends about it and everybody could come together. As well as a mini turbine, and that could really help with the energy and we could also share with our friends and try to get… at least a class, to… contribute so it could spread the information and it could benefit everyone and you could even tell the teachers and the teachers help us, too.
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