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Four Ugandan farmers are set to launch a "first-of-its-kind" case in Britain on Tuesday against a $5.6 billion oil pipeline project led by French energy giant TotalEnergies, a rights NGO said.
Due to start operating in 2027, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will be the world's longest heated oil pipeline, transporting oil from landlocked Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga.
Climate scientists and environmentalist groups have described the project as a "carbon bomb" that would unleash 379 million tonnes of climate-heating pollution over its 20-year lifetime.
The EACOP company is majority-owned by TotalEnergies, with participation from Uganda, Tanzania, and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, but is registered in Britain.
