An opinion piece on behalf of Suriname by Anton JieSamFoek As the world searches for ways to confront the climate crisis, one conclusion is becoming unavoidable: cutting emissions alone will not be enough. Climate science is clear. Alongside rapid emissions reductions, we must also remove carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere. What has gone up must…
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Looking for Investors eyesonguyana June 8th 2025 — The humid air of Georgetown clung to everything, a familiar embrace of salt and blooming frangipani. But beneath the city’s colonial charm and the rising hum of an emergent oil economy, a different kind of pressure was building. Not from the deep offshore wells, but from the…
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The website will list Ecological Transition Plan projects eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, May 29th 2025–Brazilian and foreign investors now have access to a platform to select environmental and social projects for financing. It’s already been a little while, but on a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and Environment Minister Marina Silva launched the Climate and Ecological Transformation…
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Climate Change a tremendous Economic Opportunity eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 22 May 2025– For years, climate advocates have argued that slowing emissions requires governments to embed climate throughout government policy—including and especially economic policy. In few places has such an approach taken greater hold than Brazil. Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on a tour around the U.S. to promote his country as a home for data…
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Brazil and the U.K. join forces eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, Dec 10th 2024–Last month, during COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan when Brazil and the United Kingdom agreed to cooperate, work together and join forces in the promising decarbonizing industries in both countries in a move to protect the environment, we are now trying to understand the scope of such an understanding. The cooperation structure between the…
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Global Carbon Market Takes Shape eyesonproject Amsterdam/Baku 16 november 2024– At COP29 in Baku, nearly 200 governments agreed on a UN-led global carbon market under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. This system simplifies carbon credit trading, fostering climate project funding in developing nations. It replaces the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, aiming for transparency and…
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Offers New Ecological Transformation Ideas eyesonsuriname Amsterdam/Baku, November 13, 2024–At the COP 29 Climate Conference this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, Brazil has taken a leading position at the event from the opening by offering its Pathways to Ecological Transformation space. This is a new initiative of the country to discuss climate change, the media in Brazil reported…
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$1bn US-backed loan eyesonsuriname / financial times Amsterdam, 23 October 2024– El Salvador has refinanced $1bn of its debt with a US government-backed loan from JPMorgan Chase linked to promises of river conservation, as President Nayib Bukele seeks to put the country on a stronger economic footing. The Central American nation said on Thursday that…
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eyesonguyana A Biodiversity Hotspot Nestled in the heart of the Guiana Shield, the rainforests of Guyana are a treasure trove of biodiversity. Covering approximately 85% of the country’s land area, these forests are home to an astonishing array of flora and fauna1. Unlike the vast Amazon Rainforest, Guyana’s rainforests are less explored, offering a pristine…
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eyesonguyana Amsterdam, September 21st, 2024 – Christiana Figueres, a key architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, speaks with a sense of “stubborn optimism” about our ability to tackle climate change1. This landmark agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C, ideally to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels1. For developing countries,…
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