European Union’s blatant hypocrisy on fossils fuels in banning EACOP but funding the Baltic Pipe project

The EU bile against the EACOP speaks volumes on the EU parliament’ s imperialism and neo-colonial attitudes by turning a blind eye to the Union’ s emissions, choosing to hypocritically shine a light on East Africa’ s emerging economies, Uganda and Tanzania.. Russia’ s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine at the end of February sent energy markets reeling and prices…

The EU bile against the EACOP speaks volumes on the EU parliament’s imperialism and neo-colonial attitudes by turning a blind eye to the Union’s emissions, choosing to hypocritically shine a light on East Africa’s emerging economies, Uganda and Tanzania.

•Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine at the end of February sent energy markets reeling and prices surging.

•The EACOP will convey crude oil from Kabaale – Hoima in Uganda to Tanzania’s Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga port.

•The EU bile against the EACOP, according to Tayebwa, speaks volumes about the EU parliament’s imperialism and neo-colonial attitudes.

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine at the end of February sent energy markets reeling and prices surging. Russia remains the largest oil and gas products exporter globally, and Africa is mainly affected by the resultant market disruptions.

The recent global oil market changes have inspired the search for alternatives. Countries have also resolved to fast-track existing oil and gas projects in Africa and beyond. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) is a crucial East African project.

EACOP represents a 1,443km crude oil export pipeline. The pipeline will convey crude oil from Kabaale – Hoima in Uganda to Tanzania’s Chongoleani peninsula …

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