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Critical minerals and national strategy

Guyana's Uranium Opportunity: A Strategic Assessment of Geological Potential, Market Positioning, Development Pathways and National Value Creation

A strategic assessment of historical uranium exploration evidence at Kurupung, mineral processing constraints, uranium-market positioning, radiation governance and responsible development pathways. The analysis distinguishes historical resource estimates from verified current mineral resources.

73 pages | Original October 2026
Forest protection and climate accountability

Standing Forests, Measurable Outcomes: The Climate Value of Forest Protection, Governance and Carbon Accountability

An independent evidence synthesis and audit-ready evaluation framework for forest protection, causal climate benefits, carbon stocks, counterfactual forest-loss measurement, Guyana's reference-level accounting, Indigenous rights and climate finance. Complete expanded second edition.

46 pages | Original 26 September 2026
Water infrastructure and resilience

Guyana Freshwater Security to 2035: From Water Abundance to Safe Supply, Functioning Watersheds, Productive Use and Climate Resilience

A research edition assessing Guyana's freshwater resources, safe drinking-water services, public-health protection, groundwater, watershed governance, agricultural and industrial demand, water-loss scenarios and investment priorities through 2035. Evidence cut-off: 26 September 2026.

51 pages | Original September 2026
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Research Alert

The Rehabilitation Gap: Mine Closure Liabilities, Financial Assurance and the Intergenerational Economics of Responsible Extraction

This independent research examines the discrepancy between the long-term costs of mine closure and the financial arrangements protecting communities, regulators and future generations. The paper analyses restoration, water treatment, tailings, regulatory security, accounting provisions and post-mining transitions through comparative evidence. It proposes a CLOSURE Integrity Framework as author analysis, not as a certified standard, and distinguishes dated regulatory observations from hypothetical financial scenarios.

Research edition 2026-10-19
Environmental Economics Alert

The Water Allocation Economy: Mining, AI Infrastructure, Hydrogen and the Next Constraint on Industrial Growth

Dependable industrial growth requires lawful allocation of water of the right quality and quantity while preserving public services and ecosystems. This monograph studies the relationship between water, power, mining, data centres, semiconductors, hydrogen and basin governance. It introduces the author-developed BASIN Allocation Protocol, seven-ledger water accounting and governance controls. Institutional evidence, forward scenarios and analytical propositions are clearly distinguished.

Research edition 2026-10-19
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Research Alert

The Carbon Integrity Divide: Article 6, Industrial Carbon Accounting and the New Rules of Credible Climate Value

A corporate greenhouse-gas inventory, carbon credit, Article 6 unit, product footprint and border-adjustment obligation are different instruments with different claims. This research reviews 2026 institutional developments in carbon markets, industrial carbon reporting and international transfers. The author proposes a Seven-Ledger Integrity Architecture and assurance controls to reconcile physical changes, legal rights, registries and public claims. The framework is original analysis rather than an external certification.

Research edition 2026-10-12
Global Commodity Issues Alert

The Chokepoint Economy: Critical Minerals, Export Controls and the New Architecture of Industrial Security

The security of critical-mineral supply depends on more than domestic ore reserves. Processing capacity, trade restrictions, logistics, qualification and recycling affect whether material becomes available to industry. This study synthesizes institutional evidence and proposes a Source-Process-Route-Qualify-Recycle framework for assessing vulnerabilities and investment responses. It distinguishes supply-chain resilience from national mineral self-sufficiency.

Research edition 2026-09-21
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Research Alert

AI Assurance for Guyana's Extractive Sector: A Risk-Based Governance Blueprint for Mining, Environmental Compliance and Worker Protection

Artificial intelligence offers applications in mining efficiency, hazard detection and environmental monitoring, but statutory accountability remains with identifiable decision makers. This paper proposes a consequence-based assurance framework for Guyana's extractive sector, covering risk classification, human oversight, data provenance, validation, explainability and incident escalation. It uses international frameworks as references while clearly separating recommendations from existing legal duties.

Research edition 2026-09-14
Economic development

Guyana Economy 2030

An independent analysis of the choices, assumptions and risks involved in converting exceptional resource revenue into durable national prosperity.

101 pages | Source edition 2026-09-19
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AI infrastructure & resource constraints · 29 September 2026

The Physical Limits of Artificial Intelligence

A 25-page research edition on electricity, grids, water, cooling, chips, critical minerals, finance, cybersecurity and the infrastructure requirements of advanced AI through 2035.

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Critical minerals & industrial capability · 29 September 2026

From Ore to Optionality

A 151-page flagship study of critical-mineral partnerships, value addition, industrial capability, supply-chain resilience, ESG, finance and strategic optionality.

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Strategic resources & water security · 22 September 2026

Fresh Water: The Next Strategic Commodity

A scrutiny-ready assessment of dependable freshwater access as a strategic constraint across growth, food, industry, technology, infrastructure and capital allocation.

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Mining, geopolitics & energy security · September 2026

Critical Minerals Are the New Energy Security

An audited executive paper on mineral supply, processing concentration, trade controls, investment, ESG and industrial-system resilience.

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National strategy & public policy · September 2026

Guyana 2040: From Resource Wealth to Strategic Statecraft

A scrutiny-audited framework for converting resource abundance into permanent productive, financial, human, institutional and natural capital.

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Energy systems & infrastructure · 15 September 2026

Guyana Power Demand 2030

A data-led assessment separating measured electricity demand, planning cases and development-enabled scenarios through 2030.

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Executive leadership & governance · 16 September 2026

Beyond Employment: Enterprise Stewardship and the Ownership Orientation of Executive Leadership

A multidisciplinary paper on stewardship, governance, risk, culture, stakeholder value and long-horizon enterprise performance.

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Energy strategy · 16 September 2026

Karpowership Guyana 2026-2035

Independent public-data analysis of a possible transition from bridge generation toward flexible reliability and strategic energy infrastructure.

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International affairs & public-record research · September 2026

Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and the 2026 UN Secretary-General Selection

Independent public-record analysis of candidacy context, selection architecture and leadership considerations.

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Reserve strategy & geopolitics · 14 September 2026

The Geopolitics of Gold

Analysis of central banks, reserve diversification, monetary resilience, responsible sourcing and the strategic revaluation of gold.

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Development finance & productive participation · 21 September 2026

Guyana Development Bank

Independent policy analysis of productive finance, SME participation, governance, additionality and measurable development outcomes.

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Geoeconomics & resilient interdependence · September 2026

The New Geography of Globalization

A research monograph arguing that globalization is being reorganised around the management of strategic dependence.

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Macroeconomics & national development · September 2026

Guyana Economy 2030

An academic and executive research monograph on converting exceptional resource wealth into durable national prosperity.

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Infrastructure & resilience · 20 September 2026

Water Security as Economic Security

Research placing water inside economic strategy, capital allocation and infrastructure planning across food, power, industry and cities.

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AI infrastructure & strategic control · 18 September 2026

Sovereign AI: Who Controls the Intelligence Infrastructure?

A systems-level study of authority, continuity, substitutability and assurance across compute, cloud, chips, data and institutional capability.

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Institutional trust & transformation · 21 September 2026

The Trust Deficit

Research on warranted institutional trust as an operating condition for cooperation, reform, resilience and execution capacity.

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