Melinda Janki’s apologist wallows...

From page 6 oped world eats 70 kg.

We can take other quality-of-life indicators such as air conditioning to see who is doing the damage worldwide.

The extremes could not be more staggering here. Some 91 per cent of households in Japan and 90 per cent in the US have ACs, compared to six per cent and five per cent for South Africa and India, respectively.

The US and Canada produce nearly 25 million barrels of oil daily, while Guyana produces a little over 350,000 barrels.

Might I also remind Ms Janki that the US only recently authorized drilling for oil in the Alaskan Tundra, and also gave a licence to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field in Venezuelan waters (Reuters, 24/1/2023).

Since developed nations are responsible for 79 per cent of the historical carbon emissions, Ms Janki must make a case based on ethics as to why the same developed nations and their energy allies must be allowed to hold a monopoly of hydrocarbon development.

Ms Janki should be campaigning against the world’s biggest polluters, who also happen to be the richest. Anything short will leave her so-called ac- tivism against developing nations such as Guyana wanting.

Girdhari made some nasty comments about my career in academia, and I have a right of reply. Gary, in 2022, scholars and students from 359 universities in 91 countries read my work.

Thousands of pages were read, and hundreds downloaded. According to Academia.edu, I am in the top one per cent from their nearly four million subscribers. I can send proof to anyone who cares.

Yours sincerely, Dr Randolph Persaud