TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights
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The UK government has pulled a controversial $1.15bn (£870m) loan to a giant gas project in Mozambique that has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region.
The business secretary, Peter Kyle, said the UK would withdraw its export finance to the Mozambique liquified natural gas project, five years after it ignited bitter opposition from campaigners over its impact on human rights, security and the environment.
The decision to cut the UK’s support for the project has emerged as its developer, the French oil company TotalEnergies, prepares to restart the troubled scheme, which has been on hold since an Islamist insurgency attacked a nearby town, killing more than 800 people in 2021.
