“A Climate and Human Rights Nightmare”: Oil Change Response to EXIM’s Approval of Mozambique LNG Project

The Trump administration announced its approval of a USD 4.7 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for TotalEnergies’ controversial Mozambique LNG project. 

In response, Oil Change International U.S. Campaign Manager Collin Rees said:

“Mozambique LNG is a climate and human rights nightmare. Its total emissions could exceed those released by the entire European Union each year, and a Mozambican army unit operating out of the project site allegedly committed systematic atrocities, including sexual violence, torture, and the murder or disappearance of at least 97 people [1].

“By approving this loan for TotalEnergies’ deadly project, the Trump administration is committing billions in taxpayer funds to a fossil fuel project linked to severe human rights violations, while simultaneously cutting federal jobs and essential public services for working families. Public money should support a healthy society and a sustainable future — not handouts for corporate polluters and human rights abusers.

“But the UK still has the option to take a different path. Keir Starmer faces a clear choice: join with Trump and other far-right governments in providing taxpayer backing for this disastrous project — already linked to hundreds of tragic deaths, including a British citizen — or show courage and break with the previous UK Government’s foolish decision to support this nightmare.”

[1] Sources:
https://www.politico.eu/article/totalenergies-mozambique-patrick-pouyanne-atrocites-afungi-palma-cabo-delgado-al-shabab-isis
and
https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/11/24/violences-arrestations-disparitions-totalenergies-savait-que-des-exactions-etaient-commises-sur-son-site-gazier-au-mozambique_6412216_3212.html