CPMR Islands Commission

CPMR Islands Commission

The Islands Commission is one of the six geographical of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, counting for 19 islands regional authorities’ members from 5 sea basins: Mediterranean and Baltic sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

The Islands Commission is one of the six geographical of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, counting for 19 islands regional authorities’ members from 5 sea basins: Mediterranean and Baltic sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. More than expertise on island issues, the IC works for European institutions to pay special attention to the islands and their specificities as per Art. 174 TFUE. It also aims at fostering interregional cooperation between islands on priority thematic such as energy transition, circular economy, blue growth, transport & accessibility, and sustainable tourism.

Clean Hydrogen has become one of the Islands Commission priority topics in the field of energy transition as a necessary solution for storage and efficiency to move towards neutral energy systems on islands. Following up on the publication of the European Hydrogen Strategy, the Islands Commission has started a close collaboration with the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking. A joint webinar was co-organized on opportunities and challenges of hydrogen to boost growth and jobs in EU islands in September 2020, giving concrete solutions for hydrogen implementation in their territories. The Islands Commission continues to monitor the deployment of hydrogen in islands, communicates opportunities for funding and works for a continued exchange of best practices from hydrogen pilot islands for greater replicability. The CPMR-IC also puts forward the importance of the role of islands as laboratories to test innovative energy technologies, especially for hydrogen, in order to fulfil the objectives of the European Green Deal.

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Join the First TwInSolar Summer school!

Join the First TwInSolar Summer school!

Launched in September 2022, TwInSolar is a Horizon Europe project which aims at fostering a massive integration of solar energy, and at accelerating the energy transition in the French island of La Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean.

Launch of TwInSolar: a new project on the integration of solar energy in insular territories

Launch of TwInSolar: a new project on the integration of solar energy in insular territories

Launched in September 2022, TwInSolar – Improving research and innovation to achieve a massive integration of solar renewables is a 3-year project funded by the Horizon Europe Programme and coordinated by University of La Réunion.

European Islands pioneering the Green Transition and the sustainable use of natural resources

European Islands pioneering the Green Transition and the sustainable use of natural resources

Watch our EURegionsWeek session co-organised with FEDARENE, the CPMR Islands Commission, the Balearic Islands Government and DAFNI Network!