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Multi-Billion EACOP Pushing Ahead Despite Stiff Opposition

The planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline poses negative socio-economic and environmental impacts on communities. The Total Energies' mega project has activists raising the alarm on the threats posed by the pipeline to livelihoods, sensitive ecosystems and the climate. The pipeline, which will run from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania, has been the centre of controversy globally, following sustained opposition by community members and climate activists.

Activists who are part of the Stop EACOP coalition, have been unrelenting in calling on financial institutions to distance themselves from the proposed pipeline, resulting in 24 commercial banks and 18 (re)insurers committing to not supporting the project.

Experts say the East African Crude Oil Pipe Line (EACOP) will produce 25 times host nations' combined annual emissions, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) warning that the world risked not meeting its climate goals if new fossil fuel projects were not stopped.

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