How gullible is warmist Kate Sheppard? She appears to swallow the idea that the Maldives will be powered by rainbows and unicorn farts sometime real soon

"We Don't Have to Wait for Everybody Else to Do This" | Mother Jones

In October, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed installed solar panels on the roof of his home. The president himself, decked out in a hard hat, participated in the solar panel installation as part of the day of action organized by the group 350.org. It was more than a token gesture—in 2009, the country committed to going carbon neutral by 2020, which it says will be the world's most ambitious climate change mitigation target for a single nation.
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Aslam notes that adopting renewable energy is in the Malidives' favor economically and environmentally; right now the country relies heavily on diesel fuel for much of its energy needs. The government has already conducted an audit of their emissions, much of which comes from the shipping sector, a fact of life in island nations. But Aslam envisions solar, wind, tidal power, and renewable transportation fuels driving the nation in the near future—even if islanders don't have all the solutions now. "The available options and possibilities will be far greater two, three years down the line," he said. "We believe this is the only path we can choose to save ourselves and the entire global community."
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All that water surrrounding the islands also means that there's an enormous potential to harvest power from the sea. On Wednesday, Aslam and Scottish Minister of Energy Jim Mather signed an agreement at the Cancun talks to work together on a tidal energy assessment off the coast of the Maldives. The Scottish government agreed to fund a $75,800 scoping study of both the potential for tidal development and the electricity infrastructure need. It's not a huge dollar figure, but the Scottish government has been paving the way on tidal energy. Earlier this year, the country announced plans for the first commercial scale wave and tidal project off the northern coast of the mainland. The country hosts the European Marine Energy Center, and is positioning itself to lead the world in new technologies for harvesting tidal power. Mather laid claim on Wednesday that they are the "Saudi Arabia of tidal power."

Flashback: Exclusive designs for new airport unveiled | MaldivesTraveller.mv

The four-year construction will further include the addition of a large seaplane port to house 42 sea aircraft. In addition, there will be the establishment of a new local company to manage the airport which will be operated by Malaysia Airlines Holdings. The entire project, when all told, is estimated to cost US$373m, with the State Bank of India providing the main bulk of the financing. The agreement sees GMR holding a 77 percent in the project, with Malaysia Airline Holdings taking the remaining 23 percent.

How many years will it be before all planes at the Maldives airport are 100% powered by wind or sun?