As energy costs rise, Pacific people look to the sun

As energy costs rise, Pacific people look to the sun

This post first appeared on 350Pacific.org. When Fijians received news of increased fuel prices due to the war in West Asia, scores of everyday people lined up to secure fuel supplies for transport, outdoor cooking stoves, and diesel generators. Families began budgeting for the sharp increase in groceries and public transportation, tour operators planned for a rise in operating cost, sugarcane farmers projected heavier workloads, and communities…