Pacific Adventist University Project Earns the Attention of Global Climate Organizations
1 June 2025 |
In an article published for the Adventist Record, the official news site for the Southern Pacific Division, a biofuel project led by Pacific Adventist University (PAU) is gaining global attention.
International climate organizations are recognizing the project’s potential. The article states:
Representatives from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA), and the PNG Science and Technology Secretariat visited PAU’s Koiari Park campus on April 25, to learn more about the university’s biodiesel initiative. Led by PAU’s School of Science and Technology, the project involves collecting used cooking oil from local restaurants and hotels and converting it into clean biodiesel.
The delegation toured PAU’s existing biofuel facilities and assessed the current operational capacity. The possibility of commercialisation was also discussed.
As it stands, the climate organizations have plans to continue the conversation later in the year in the hopes of integrating the project into current sustainability initiatives.
PAU is reportedly the first university in Papua New Guinea to lead a project of this nature. The initiative is being considered part of GCF’s broader investment in Pacific climate change response, including $45 billion allocated to support the region’s sustainability goals.
If the project receives funding, PAU can provide a ”practical contribution to climate change mitigation and economic development,” thus expanding their reach and improving the quality of their research.
