{"id":14906,"date":"2022-10-17T19:19:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/totalenergies-pipeline-project-in-tanzania-threatens-nature-and-the-population\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:55:09","slug":"totalenergies-pipeline-project-in-tanzania-threatens-nature-and-the-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/totalenergies-pipeline-project-in-tanzania-threatens-nature-and-the-population\/","title":{"rendered":"TotalEnergies&#8217; pipeline project in Tanzania threatens nature and the population"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-BJt7mkjms tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-ryeKQ7yoQs\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-ByMtXmkoms   \" ><style>.tatsu-ByMtXmkoms .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">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&#8217;s carbon footprint amounts to 34 million tonnes of CO\u2082 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&#8217;s work to be postponed for a year in order to &#8221;&nbsp;study the f<\/span><span class=\"swatch-white\">easibility of an alternative route&nbsp;&#8221;&nbsp;to preserve the environment and &#8221;&nbsp;to consider other projects based on renewable energies&nbsp;&#8220;. They are also calling for an end to human rights violations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-HJQKmQyiXs   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/reporterre.net\/En-Afrique-de-l-Est-TotalEnergie-prepare-l-oleoduc-du-desastre\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Reporterre (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporterre (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HJQKmQyiXs .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: #ffffff ;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-rkQ94m3Qi   \" ><style>.tatsu-rkQ94m3Qi .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-rkQ94m3Qi.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 30px 0px 30px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">And after Tanzania and Uganda, it&#8217;s the deep waters of South Africa that TotalEnergies is threatening.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-rJFs4Q27j   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/reporterre.net\/TotalEnergies-s-apprete-a-saccager-la-mer-sud-africaine?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl_quotidienne\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Reporterre (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporterre (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-rJFs4Q27j .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: #ffffff ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJZFm7ksXs > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-BJt7mkjms.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Total-Energies-Projet-Gazoduc-Afrique-Tanzanie-Gambie-Catastrophe-Climat-Climaticide.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.45);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-BJt7mkjms .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation by two NGOs, Les Amis de la Terre and Survie, proves that the construction of the pipeline to evacuate oil extracted by TotalEnergies in Uganda is accompanied by large-scale human rights violations. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyann\u00e9 was invited to address the European Parliament&#8217;s Human Rights Committee on October 10, but declined.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/totalenergies-pipeline-project-in-tanzania-threatens-nature-and-the-population\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14920,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14906\/revisions\/14920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}