James Fletcher is currently the Chair of the Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and managing his own consulting firm Soloricon. James Fletcher was the Minister for Public Service, Information, Broadcasting, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology in Saint Lucia from 2011 to 2016. During his tenure, he led an aggressive modernization of the energy sector. He is also Founder of the Caribbean Climate Justice Project. James Fletcher played a leading role in the Caribbean’s ‘1.5 to Stay Alive’ civil society campaign and during the COP21 negotiations he was selected by the COP President to be part of the ministerial team that helped achieve consensus on the elements of the Paris Agreement. He led the Caribbean’s delegation to COP21. He was recognized by Global Optimism in Profiles of Paris as one of the people who played a key role in creating the historic Paris Agreement. James Fletcher holds a PhD degree in Plant Physiology from the University of Cambridge and a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Ottawa.
Marisol Oropeza
Marisol Oropeza is a leading voice in the global solar thermal movement and a seasoned business and marketing strategist. With…
