Nevertheless, when the facilities are equipped with strong environmental controls, the advantages of switching to natural gas are significant compared to the risk. The government’s commitment to sustainability is further evidenced by its broader strategy to diversify energy sources through solar, wind, ...
Project promises insights to guide new era of conservation and development initiatives, as part of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030. A collaborative expedition of scientists has just completed a month-long survey in one of the world’s most remote forests, in the northern reaches of...
BHARRAT Jagdeo, the vice-president of Guyana, said last week that the government intended to use oil revenues to help fund budget spending for the first time this year. Speaking on January 21, Jagdeo noted that Georgetown had long been in the habit of borrowing money to cover its expenditures...
The well & reservoir management strategy (considering the Government of Guyana’s objective of maximizing the recovery of hydrocarbon resources and of no-gas flaring) The proposed oil and gas surface facilities. The Health, Safety, Environment and Social (HSES) impacts and proposed mitigation. The ...
International bi-lateral agreements to support the conservation of rainforests to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are growing in prevalence. In 2009, the governments of Guyana and Norway established Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). We examine the extent to which the participation and ...
Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) Baseline Report and Assessment The Caribbean region stands at a crossroads, faced with several critical challenges associated with the generation, distribution, and use of energy. Despit......
3.7.1. Natural Resource Use Qualitative and quantitative information on water use, timber/non-timber harvests, fishing and hunting practices was gathered through facilitated group discussions with “top extractors” and semi-structured household interviews undertaken by the community monitors using ODK. “...