Opinion
ExxonMobil pushes the envelope; things could blow up
Kaieteur News – This is taking things past the limit. What ExxonMobil is being allowed to do in our offshore oilfields is perilous for this country, criminal in contemplation. The company ramps up production into dangerous territory at certain times, and Guyana goes along meekly, even willingly. Though we have said it before, we will ring…
Guyana’s oil ships breached safety limits to hit highest production level last year at 394,000 barrels
Kaieteur News – Guyana’s two oil ships—the Liza Destiny and the Liza Unity— were pushed to reach one of their highest production levels in December last year. This occurred in breach of the safe operating limits prescribed in their respective Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). The safe operating limit for Liza Destiny is 120,000 barrels of oil…
Core issue is that vast amounts of money are being discussed which may involve loss of control by Amerindian titled Villages over their forests
I noted with interest the use of taxpayers’ money by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for a full-page advertisement in the Stabroek News, ‘Erroneous forest carbon analysis by Dr Janette Bulkan’, (06 January 2023). This undated ‘public release’ advertisement addresses only 4 of the points made in the SN Daily Feature ‘Jurisdictional forest-based…
More Guyanese should speak out against Govt.’s mismanagement of country – Former EPA Head
Kaieteur News – As Guyana continues its accelerated agenda in the oil and gas industry, Petroleum Engineer and former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams has pointed out the need for more Guyanese to add their voices to the call for better management practices. Petroleum Engineer and former Head of the EPA,…
Waiver of EIA for Wales gas plant shows pattern of Governmental neglect of environment, nation’s health – Former EPA Head
Kaieteur News – The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt government’s 300 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant from a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shows a pattern of continued negligence by the government, towards the environment and health of its citizens. In an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News on Sunday, the specialist said the waiver…
World Resources Institute Response
Subject: RE: Questions on your congratulatory message on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022 Dear Janette and John, Thank you for reaching out. I am copying two people who are best placed to respond to your query in our team. They may not respond before next week….
The Amerindian Act is quite clear about whose responsibilities it is to manage titled Amerindian Village Lands
I recommend the article written by Ann Usher on ‘Indigenous groups in Guyana raise alarm over historic issuance of carbon credits by Norwegian-funded certifier’, Development Today, 23 December 2022. Available at: https://development-today.com/archive/dt-2022/dt-9-10—2022/indigenous-groups-in-guyana-raise-alarm-over-historic-issuance-of-carbon-credits-by-norwegian-funded-certifier. Development Today describes itself as ‘a free-standing journal covering Nordic aid, produced with no grants from donors or NGOs. Our journalism is funded by…
Rainforest Foundation Norway: Questions on your congratulatory message on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022
Dear Rainforest Foundation Norway We noted with surprise a congratulatory message attributed to Rainforest Foundation Norway on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022 (Department of Public Information (2022) ‘Sale of carbon credits: $157B for investments in low-carbon development across Guyana’, Department of Public Information, 21 December. Available…
WRI: Questions on your congratulatory message on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022
Dear Dr Ani Dasgupta Ani.dasgupta@wri.org We noted with surprise a congratulatory message attributed to WRI on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022 (Department of Public Information (2022) ‘Sale of carbon credits: $157B for investments in low-carbon development across Guyana’, Department of Public Information, 21 December. Available at: https://dpi.gov.gy/sale-of-carbon-credits-157b-for-investments-in-low-carbon-development-across-guyana/) ….
Re:wild – Questions on your congratulatory message on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022
Dear Re:wild We noted with surprise a congratulatory message attributed to Re:wild on the issuance of Winrock-ART’s TREES jurisdictional forest-based carbon credits to Guyana on 5 December 2022 (Department of Public Information (2022) ‘Sale of carbon credits: $157B for investments in low-carbon development across Guyana’, Department of Public Information, 21 December. Available at: https://dpi.gov.gy/sale-of-carbon-credits-157b-for-investments-in-low-carbon-development-across-guyana/) . Re:wild allegedly stated…