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The Explainer: The carbon credits trade broken down

The Explainer: The carbon credits trade broken down

As Kenya hosts the inaugural climate change summit, there has been much talk about carbon credits and their sale. What are they, who has them, how and where are they traded and how do they contribute to reducing the effects of climate change?

Javier Milei

In Argentina, Javier Milei faces a massive economic crisis

The radical libertarian is taking over a country on the brink To an American audience, Argentina’s election may seem uncannily familiar. A political outsider with bouffant hair and a history of outrageous remarks promises to make the country “great again”, and is written off by the liberal elite before winning the presidential poll with a…
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Argentina Could Have Been a Superpower. Now, It's Falling Apart.

Argentina Could Have Been a Superpower. Now, It’s Falling Apart.

100 years ago, Argentina was one of the wealthiest places on the planet. But then something went wrong and Argentina started a long economic downfall that has been getting worse, worse and worse ever since. But how does a country go from a future superpower to one of the most messed up economies in the…
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Suriname-Guyana Basin ranked 2nd most prospective in the world for oil

Suriname-Guyana Basin ranked 2nd most prospective in the world for oil

The Early Exploration Amsterdam, nov 2023– Onshore exploration. In both Suriname and Guyana, oil seeps were known from the 1800s, into the 1900s. Exploration in Suriname discovered oil at a 160 m depth while drilling for water in a schoolyard in Calcutta Village. The onshore Tambaredjo oil field (15-17 oAPI oil) was discovered in 1968. First oil began in…
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Why Suriname may and could matter

Why Suriname may and could matter

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 15 nov 2023– according to the United States Geological Survey, an estimated 13.6 billion barrels of oil and 32 trillion cubic feet of natural gas could lie in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, making it the 2nd most prospective, underexplored offshore oil basins in the world.  Experts have long suspected that the basin may share a similar…
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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future

Uniting science and politics, and giving voice to our most ardent hopes and our worst fears, American climate fiction pioneer Kim Stanley Robinson’s book ‘The Ministry for the Future’ is a gripping portrayal of a world grappling with the devastating consequences of climate change and the urgent actions needed to forge a sustainable future. In…
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Canadian parliamentarians arrive in Guyana for high-level talks

Canadian parliamentarians arrive in Guyana for high-level talks

eyesonsuriname / oilnow A four-member parliamentary delegation from Canada arrived in Guyana on November 14, commencing a five-day visit aimed at fortifying and deepening the diplomatic relations between the two nations. The visit was facilitated through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).  Led by prominent Canadian parliamentarians, the delegation comprises Alexandra Mendès, Assistant Deputy Speaker, and…
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Dominica Prime Minister Roosevel Skerrit

Caricom Saudi Summit

eyesonsuriname Several Caribbean Community leaders arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for what is being billed as the first summit meeting between the 15-nation bloc and one of the richest nations on the globe. Most of the leaders had assembled in Barbados on Tuesday for the flight to Riyadh including Chairman Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica,…
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Indonesia – A hub for blended finance in the Asia-Pacific

Indonesia – A hub for blended finance in the Asia-Pacific

*As the Government of Indonesia takes lead on leveraging blended finance as a tool to advance development projects in the country, and private investors increase investment towards Indonesia’s long-term development plans, Indonesia is set to be a model for how blended finance can achieve sustainable and inclusive development in the region. * As the fourth…
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This island went from barren to biodiverse oasis in just 7 years