Sunday, November 7, 2021

Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil

A seawall stretches for hundreds of miles along the coast of Guyana, in northern South America. It protects the low-lying coastal lands where the majority of Guyana

Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters.

(Image credit: Ryan Kellman/NPR)

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