Just Stop Oil members entered TotalEnergies’ offices in Canary Wharf this morning, painting the lobby black, while others painted the outside orange.
Just Stop Oil was working with Students Against EACOP. The protest targeted Total highlighted opposition to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The link will run from oilfields in western Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. It will be the longest heated oil pipeline in the world.
© Supplied by Just Stop OilJust Stop Oil, in a statement, said it was demanding an end to new oil, gas and coal projects in the UK.
The Just Stop Oil supporters sat down to be arrested after carrying out their protest. Another 60 students gathered outside to talk about the “crimes perpetrated against the people of Uganda by the EACOP project”.
The statement noted a protest was also taking place in Kampala this morning. A group of 50 students plan to march to the Ugandan Parliament.
A representative of Students Against EACOP said Total was “involved in grave human rights violations. Thousands of people have lost their property and many have been evicted from their land with little or zero compensation.”
The spokesperson said the Ugandan government had silenced those opposed to EACOP. Police have arrested journalists and some people kidnapped.
“Many financial institutions have refused to underwrite this project and if TotalEnergies backs off, the government of Uganda would have a hard time funding this project, so we can win.”
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