Energy Dependence

Islands depend heavily on imported fossil fuels: - 90% energy from oil - Electricity costs among Europe's highest - Vulnerability to price shocks - Carbon footprint contradicting size

Renewable Potential

Natural advantages remain underexploited: - Year-round sunshine for solar - Trade winds for wind power - Geothermal potential (volcanic islands) - Ocean thermal energy possibilities

"We have sun, wind, volcanoes, ocean currents—everything except political will," criticizes energy engineer Marc Théobald. "Fossil fuel companies have political influence. Renewable energy threatens their profits."