Local Private Sector urged to tap into billions in carbon credit opportunities

…can be middleman for selling Guyana’s credits – GCCI President

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCC) Kathy Smith believes that Guyanese businesses can play a much larger role in the country’s environmental protection and conservation efforts, touting the sale of Guyana’s certified carbon credits as one of the many economic opportunities they can capitalise on.

“If we look at the recent agreement…with Hess and the Government, that’s around over US$750 million that can come out from that carbon partnership. So, if the Private Sector start to focus on how they can get from the environment while maintaining it; start to look at carbon credit, how we can invest in carbon credit.