{"id":13510,"date":"2021-04-14T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T09:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=13510"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:39:52","slug":"not-under-our-watch-greenpeace-africa-responds-to-east-africa-crude-oil-pipeline-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/13510\/not-under-our-watch-greenpeace-africa-responds-to-east-africa-crude-oil-pipeline-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Under Our Watch: Greenpeace Africa Responds to East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nairobi, 14 April 2021 _In response to the news that Uganda, Tanzania and oil firms Total and CNOOC have signed agreements<\/a> to kickstart the construction of a Sh371.7 billion ($3.5 billion) 1,440 Kilometers long crude oil pipeline, Greenpeace Africa Senior Political Advisor, Fredrick Njehu has said:<\/p>\n\n

\u201cOil companies are desperately clinging onto a dying industry. They clearly have vested interests in keeping their pockets lined. Communities in East Africa are not interested in dirty, outdated, fossil-fuels. They are rising up and championing a future that is powered by renewable sources of energy.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe crude oil pipeline will threaten water resources, biodiversity and Uganda\u2019s oldest and largest nature reserve, the Murchison Falls National Park, which would be opened up to large-scale oil extraction at a time when the world is acting to urgently reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The project will also have severe impacts on local communities rights.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cNo matter how you look at it, oil is highly risky and has significant potential to damage the environment and put surrounding communities in peril. East Africa has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world, and these resources should be maximised as governments shift away from fossil fuels in a  people-centred just transition.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cContrary to what proponents argue, the EACOP will not \u201cunlock East Africa\u2019s potential\u201d. East Africa needs energy security based on widespread rollout of renewables and the millions of clean jobs that come with it, and it needs to protect its natural heritage.  African governments must prioritise innovative and just solutions for energy and not fall into neo-colonial projects that have vast environmental and climate risks. <\/p>\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace Africa Press Desk: pressdesk.africa@greenpeace.org<\/p>\n\n

Hellen Dena, Communications and Story Manager, hdena@greenpeace.org, +254 717 104 144<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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