…to save the planet."
– President Mpanu
Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies
www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/world/africa/congo-oil-gas-auctio…
The Democratic Republic of Congo, home to one of the largest old-growth rainforests on Earth, is auctioning off vast amounts of land in a push to become “the new destination for oil investments,” part of a global shift as the world retreats on fighting climate change in a scramble for fossil fuels…
The auction highlights a double standard that many political leaders across the African continent have called out: How can Western countries, which built their prosperity on fossil fuels…demand that Africa forgo their reserves of coal, oil and gas in order to protect everyone else?
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