A French court ruled on Tuesday rejected a landmark lawsuit against oil giant TotalEnergies that accused it of failing to protect people and the environment as it pursues oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania. The world’s longest heated oil pipeline will pass through forest reserves and game parks before running alongside Lake Victoria, a source of fresh water for 40 million people.
The case was brought by six French and Ugandan activist groups in 2018, accusing the French company of not doing all it could to protect people and the local environment during the development of the Tilenga oil project and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
