Ahead of oil-rich Suriname’s election, the country’s president tells AFP that a looming energy windfall will not spell a shift away from climate-friendly policies.
The country of 600,000 recently discovered a vast oil field off the Atlantic coast that within years should be capable of producing 220,000 barrels daily.
There will be “a huge amount of income for the country” once drilling gets underway in 2028, Chan Santokhi told AFP in an interview on the eve of the vote. (…)
Note: He got re-elected, which means more oil drilling, there too unfortunately.
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Yes, I see many parallels between your example and Suriname’s. And I don’t see how the people can benefit from this drilling. Even if he keeps his “vow” to give some money to the people, the local environmental devastation will be too vast for a country that is quite small. Meaning, I cannot see a scenario in which people would actually benefit from the drilling activities.