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Two experts with opposing views put their arguments forward

The decision, which follows mounting pressure from the StopEACOP campaign, is particularly significant as the bank

Activists have accused an association of banks claiming to adhere to principles safeguarding people and the environment of “greenwashing.” Two signatories of the Equator Principles are currently advising East African governments and their oil major partners on securing finance for the EACOP pipeline. Banks signing up to the Equator Principles commit to respecting a set […]

Civil society groups have accused Uganda and Tanzania of rushing to sign East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) deals with TotalEnergies and China’s CNOOC

A main focus of the protests was Total’s proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, which would transport 200,000 barrels of oil per day

As a movement born in Uganda and Tanzania arrives in the US, activists are drawing strength from lessons of earlier pipeline battles.

At its annual general meeting this year, the bank was again quizzed about its approach to funding fossil fuel projects.

French energy firm plans to drill in national park and build 900-mile pipeline in sensitive environments

The companies leading the project are “staying quiet on the crucial question of where the money will come from”, activists have said.

At least 10 lenders banks have flagged Eacop as an environmental risk.