by Oilwatch Africa | Jan 19, 2023 | Global, Press Release
Oilwatch frowns at the choice of the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in United Arab Emirate (UAE) to preside over COP28. The past COPs have had overbearing presence of delegates from the fossil fuels sector. Indeed, at COP27 held in El Sharm Sheikh, Egypt,...
by Oilwatch Africa | Nov 7, 2022 | Africa, News, Petition, Press Release
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Conference of Parties (COP) have studiously avoided naming fossil fuels as the Primary source of greenhouse gases driving climate change. The United Nations estimates that fossil fuels account...
by Oilwatch Africa | Oct 18, 2022 | Africa, News, Press Release
Oilwatch Africa heartily congratulates one of her members AFIEGO https://www.afiego.org/ as she is named one of the winners of the prestigious Right Livelihood Awards 2022. This award comes as no surprise to us seeing that we are witnesses to your dedication,...
by Oilwatch Africa | Sep 19, 2022 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
We the undersigned members of Oilwatch Africa paid a courtesy visit to Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) and other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to protect the environment and communities’ land and human rights within the oil and gas regions...
by Oilwatch Africa | Aug 1, 2022 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
On the 9th of August 2021, Oilwatch Africa convened a webinar and virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM), coinciding with the release of the report of the current state of the climate, including how it is changing and the role of human influence by the...
by Oilwatch Africa | Dec 3, 2021 | Africa, Press Release
KwaZulu Natal: A second floating gas-to-power plant has been refused its Environmental Authorisation (EA) in the Port of Richards Bay. Much like the refusal of the EA for the Karpowerships on 24th June this year, the 6500MW Nseleni Independent Floating Plant (NIFPP)...
