Guyana president blasts journalist when discussing country’s oil reserves

“Does that give you the right to lecture us on climate change?”

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali criticised the developed countries for their “hypocrisy” when a BBC presenter questioned Guyana’s commitment to mitigate climate change due to the country’s aspirations for its oil reserves.

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[circedge]

The west does nothing to lower its consumption but feels entitled to lecture other countries. How colonial.

[tater]

Good on you Mr President. The British comes to lecture Guyana after they have stolen all of its resources. It's time to stand up and speak up to all colonisers.

[miaj]

Lecture a country on climate change while supporting a genocide. Hypocrisy at its finest

[Shamansdurx]

BBC should ask UK and Norway what have they been doing in the North Sea for the last 5 decades.

[SusanHopkinson]

That journalist is so annoying every single time! Utterly tone deaf and a relic of the British imperial times clinging to relevance 🤦🏻‍♀️

[mrrreddy]

I’m Guyanese 🇬🇾 and I’m loving all these comments supporting my country/president.

[TheSmokeGoblin]

If you interrupt someone as an interviewer, you have already proven you inability to interview.

[noelic]

Great point: "You're not paying us to keep the forests alive, you're paying us for the oil, and you have the audacity to lecture us on that?"

[AbdurRFahAd]

One of the best answers I have seen in my life. The people of Guyana should feel proud, of having such a President.

[zwebsterz]

That’s not a journalist nor a reporter. He is an activist and he totally failed.

[sephatu]

Never heard of this man. But Guyana should be proud of such a good leader 👍

[Ninsuna]

That BBC reporter just exemplified the meaning of "F--k around and find out". Bravo, Mr. President!!!

[jamesfletcher]

As a man from the UK, I have a lot of respect for Guyana.

[Joker]

He put that guy in his place and he brought receipts. Preaching old man.

[deb]

Salut! Hats off President Ali for showing the mirror to the ignorant and indignant journalist.

[jck]

It is so vastly unfair for developed nations to criticize developing nations for producing oil when they massively benefits financially from more than 100 years of oil exploitation before we take climate change seriously. In terms of forest area percentage, UK and US are much much lower than countries such as Guyana and Suriname. Instead of criticizing Guyana, these westerns countries should focus more on reforestation like what China is doing.

[a.h.s.]

A country that has already made its wealth through years and years of polluting industrialization and colonialist extraction of resources, lecturing its former colony about the importance of NOT industrializing and not extracting its own wealth.

[esucil]

My man from Guyana.. love it...easy to advice people when you are part of the problem more than the people you lecture.

[wolkhov]

The reporter is such a fool. He tries to interrupt a president like he has the right or a moral high ground to stand on..

[terminator]

Respect from Canada 🇨🇦 Well done Mr. President 🇬🇾. “I am going to lecture YOU on climate change” Absolutely amazing. He not taking nonsense from anyone. I like it