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Clean Energy Transition | Y.CO Partners with RMI
Clean Energy Transition | Y.CO Partners with RMI
Y.CO Partners with RMI
Y.CO is committed to responsible yachting, and we’re proud to support RMI’s Island Energy Programme – an initiative that transitions island communities from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Though these communities contribute the least to global emissions, they face the greatest risks from climate change. As an industry that relies on these nations, we recognise that yachting has a responsibility to help them.
Y.CO Partners with RMI
We believe the most memorable yachting experiences come from the people you meet—both your crew and the local communities you visit from these cherished destinations. We’re asking you to join us in backing RMI’s preservation efforts. Together, we can ensure these island communities receive the energy infrastructure they need to thrive.
Y.CO Partners with RMI
Microgrids safeguard critical infrastructure, like medical clinics, enabling them to remain operational during natural disasters. In 2023, we donated 20,000 USD to RMI to fund solar microgrids for primary schools in Dominica. In 2024, we pledged a further 20,000 USD, and with your contribution we hope to reach our goal of 50,000 USD by summer 2025. Achieving this will bring microgrids to four medical facilities in the Bahamas, Anguilla, the US Virgin Islands, and Saint Lucia.
Protect our Treasured Caribbean Islands.
Y.CO Joins Forces With RMI
Y.CO is encouraging clients to donate to RMI's Islands Energy Program, which aims to empower island economies to leverage their natural resources to generate clean energy. By doing so, the program hopes to alleviate energy poverty, improve health, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, and improve climate resilience across Caribbean Island nations. To pledge 1% of your charter fee, or donate any other amount, speak to your Y.CO representative.
About RMI
The Rocky Mountain Institute is an independent nonprofit founded in 1982 with a mission to transform the global energy system into one that is clean, prosperous, and zero-carbon. Their Islands Energy Program focuses on empowering island nations to harness their abundant local and natural resources such as wind, sun, and geothermal resources, to provide low-cost, clean, resilient energy, reducing their reliance on imported oil-fueled electricity and vehicles. This support will have a significant impact on the lives of those who are most affected by climate change and help preserve these beautiful yachting destinations for future generations.
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