The importance of energy conservation in the light of high oil prices and an increased awareness of the realities of climate change were the focus of a symposium organised by the University of Guyana (UG) on the occasion of Earth Day, yesterday.
Science Advisor to the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr Ulric Trotz told the audience that several technical issues still need to be worked out to successfully address the quantification of carbon discharged from the atmosphere through forests like Guyana’s. He said that this was important since carbon sequestration could be a means for countries like Guyana to benefit economically. He said such countries have to rally for local action and these efforts have to be more than just foreign companies buying themselves clean through cheap credits.