The report also mentions the environmental impact of the pipeline, which will cross several protected areas. He also points out the risk of ecological accidents due to the seismic nature of the area and the frequent passage of hurricanes. Moreover, the project’s carbon footprint amounts to 34 million tonnes of CO₂ per year, more than the emissions of Uganda and Tanzania combined. The MEPs are calling for a halt to drilling in protected areas, and for Eacop’s work to be postponed for a year in order to ” study the feasibility of an alternative route ” to preserve the environment and ” to consider other projects based on renewable energies “. They are also calling for an end to human rights violations.
And after Tanzania and Uganda, it’s the deep waters of South Africa that TotalEnergies is threatening.
