Individuals & Energy investigates what main new oil initiatives in Uganda imply for the nation, its folks and the setting.
On this documentary, Individuals & Energy investigates what main new oil initiatives in Uganda imply for the nation, its folks and the setting.
As nations collect for COP28, one problem is anticipated to reveal deep divisions between the World North – largely liable for the ravages of worldwide warming – and the aspirations of growing nations within the South, who should take care of the results.
Can COP28 agree on a funding bundle to permit the South to each mitigate the injury and develop sustainably? And what might it imply for a rustic like Uganda, which is banking on main oil initiatives to create progress and prosperity, whereas going through criticism over the affect on the setting and human rights? Regardless of protests, drilling has commenced on two big new oil fields on the banks of Lake Albert.
In 2023, remaining approval was granted for the development of what would be the longest heated oil pipeline on this planet, the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. However will the folks of Uganda acquire any profit from the controversial exploitation of their oil – and might any such income be seen to stability out the environmental injury to the nation?