Defusing The Next Carbon Bomb: The Fight to Stop Big Oil In Congo (znetwork.org)

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A young climate and human rights defender from the Democratic Republic of Congo discusses how a growing coalition is working to prevent the detonation of a massive carbon bomb and the plunder of communities – and how you can help.

the Notre Terre Sans Pétrole (Our Land Without Oil) coalition is calling for an immediate halt to the process of putting the 52 oil blocks up for sale, the cancellation of the three oil and gas blocks already awarded, and a complete moratorium on oil and gas exploration and production in the DRC.

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