Press statement-Brussels, December 1 – The government of the UK announced today that it will pull $ 1.15 billion in funding from the TotalEnergies’ controversial LNG Mozambique project. The news comes shortly after the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) filed a criminal complaint in France against TotalEnergies for complicity in war crimes, torture and enforced disappearance.
In response to the report, Carmen Grigelmo said:
“The UK pulling out its funding so shortly after the criminal complaint was filed is the writing on the wall for the future of the project. We urge all other financiers to follow in its footsteps and stop funding this atrocious project that is linked to severe human rights violations.”
Daniel Ribeiro, from Justiça Ambiental/Friends of the Earth Mozambique, said:
“This decision by the UK shows that it is never too late to correct a mistake. Gas exploration in northern Mozambique has been associated with numerous human rights violations. Local communities have suffered the brunt of this, as well as having lost their livelihoods and lands to the project. In addition, the project is a carbon bomb and will have an impact on one of the most pristine ecosystems in Africa. Hopefully other financiers reflect on the reality of this project and put people’s rights over profits.”
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