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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose

UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns

Rwandan soldiers patrol in Afungi near the TotalEnergies complex, Cabo Delgado, in 2021
Rwandan soldiers patrol near the TotalEnergies complex, Cabo Delgado in 2021. More than 800 people were killed when an Islamist insurgency attacked a nearby town. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images

The UK government has pulled a controversial $1.15bn (£870m) package of support to a giant gas project in Mozambique that has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region.

The business secretary, Peter Kyle, said the UK would withdraw its export finance to the Mozambique liquified natural gas project, five years after it ignited bitter opposition from campaigners over its impact on human rights, security and the environment.

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