The “Summer time of Warmth” continues—each by way of record-breaking temperatures pushed by fossil fuels and a sequence of nonviolent direct actions focusing on Wall Avenue for its contributions to the local weather emergency. After protests final month calling out Citibank for “financing the arsonists,” local weather campaigners on Friday set their sights on finance…
Final 12 months was the most popular on report, with excessive climate occasions in lots of corners of the globe. It was additionally the 12 months by which nations reached a landmark settlement on the UN Local weather Convention (COP28) to start “transitioning away from fossil fuels”. If governments are to adjust to this settlement…
The oil export venture has pushed up the value of land, so compensation is simply too low to take care of affected villagers’ lifestyle The serene shoreline of Chongoleani was once a little-known paradise for native fishers and farmers simply north of the Tanzanian metropolis of Tanga. However now it’s turning into the end-point for…
By JULIUS BARIGABA The homeowners of the 1443km East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) say they wish to ship the venture inside 15 months. Eacop is a $5 billion infrastructure venture meant to move 230,000 barrels of oil per day at peak manufacturing from oilfields in western Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula close to Tanga…
The event of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has hit many hurdles because it was initially proposed in 2013. There was nice optimism round connecting Uganda with Tanzania to export crude from Uganda’s oilfields through the Port of Tanga, Tanzania on the Indian Ocean, however development has been stalled on account of widespread…
The StopEACOP Marketing campaign has criticized Normal Financial institution, Africa’s largest lender, for its determination to supply monetary assist to the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) mission. The $5 billion mission, led by TotalEnergies, goals to move crude oil from Uganda’s oil fields to a terminal in Tanga, Tanzania. The marketing campaign alleges that…
Campaigners are calling for an investigation into the kidnapping and beating of Stephen Kwikiriza, a vocal opponent of a controversial drilling and pipeline challenge in Uganda. Kwikiriza was kidnapped on June 4 within the Ugandan capital of Kampala by what appeared to be plainclothes officers from the Ugandan army. 5 days later, he was dumped…
Commonplace Financial institution mentioned it’s set to maneuver ahead with funding for TotalEnergies’s deliberate East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline undertaking after finishing a years-long overview. The $5 billion pipeline, which might stretch from Uganda’s oil discoveries to an export terminal on the coast of Tanzania, has confronted sturdy opposition from environmental teams which have scrutinised…
Normal Financial institution Group CEO Sim Tshabalala (Gallo Pictures/Enterprise Day/Freddy Mavunda) Normal Financial institution has wrapped up related governance processes and assessments associated to its consideration of financing the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline, however its determination has not but been made public. The financial institution on Monday held its annual common assembly (AGM) the…
On June 2, police arrested 4 villagers in a northwestern district of Tanzania, alongside the route of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The boys had all spoken out in opposition to the pipeline at a Could 25 occasion organized by civil society teams from Uganda and Tanzania, who say the arrests are a part…