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Environmental activists call on Standard Bank to clean up their fossil fuels act By Kristin Engel Share Cape Town - Activists from Extinction Rebellion Cape Town (XR CT) demonstrated at the Standard Bank, Thibault Square branch, demanding the bank “clean up their act” and stop funding all fossil fuel projects. The group staged a symbolic cleaning performance at the branch, taking a stance against the bank’s involvement in the development of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). According to the StopEACOP website, the project threatened to displace thousands of families and farmers from their land, and posed significant risks to water resources and wetlands in both Uganda and Tanzania – including the Lake Victoria basin, which over 40 million people rely on for drinking water and food production.

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