An Investigation of the Carbon Emissions and Climate Change Awareness from the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in Guyana: The Case of Mahdia

Abstract

Mineral extractive industries are becoming increasingly relevant in climate change science and policy. Guyana’s economic policy, the Low Carbon Development Strategy, seeks to align sectors of the economy along a low carbon emission trajectory. Although the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector is economically important, it is a known emissions-intensive sector that contributes to deforestation and direct operational emissions.