Guyana President Clashes with BBC Reporter Over Climate Change

Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali pushed back against a BBC reporter's criticism of the country's oil drilling, highlighting the nation's efforts to preserve its vast forest and biodiversity. Ali emphasized that Guyana has maintained a forest the size of England and Scotland combined, storing 19.5 gigatons of carbon, and criticized the hypocrisy of the developed world in lecturing his country while failing to pay for the environmental benefits it provides. He asserted that despite oil and gas exploration, Guyana will remain net zero and challenged the reporter on whether he was influenced by those who have historically damaged the environment.