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Suriname President Vows Oil Bonanza Won't Hit Carbon-negative Status

Suriname President Chan Santokhi spoke to AFP in the capital Paramaribo (Credit: AFP)

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.

Voters in this tiny Amazon-cloaked South American nation will go to the polls Sunday to decide who will guide it through what promises to be a transformative energy bonanza.

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