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.

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.