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Red Sea coral reefs ‘under threat’ from Israel-UAE oil deal
February 15, 2021
Israeli environmentalists are warning that a UAE-Israeli oil pipeline deal threatens unique Red Sea coral reefs and could lead to “the next ecological disaster”.
The agreement to bring Emirati crude oil by tanker to a pipeline in the Red Sea port of Eilat was signed after the two nations normalised ties late last year and should come into force within months.
With experts warning of possible leaks and spills at the ageing Eilat port, and the Israeli environmental protection ministry demanding “urgent” talks on the deal, activists mobilised last week.
UAE-Israeli oil pipeline is an ecological disaster, threat to Red Sea coral reef
Coral populations around the world are under threat from bleaching caused by climate change, these reefs are stable due to their unique heat resistance.
Feb 16, 2021 11:18:55 IST
Israeli environmentalists are warning that a UAE-Israeli oil pipeline deal threatens unique Red Sea coral reefs and could lead to the next ecological disaster . The agreement to bring Emirati crude oil by tanker to a pipeline in the Red Sea port of Eilat was signed after Israel normalised ties with the Gulf Arab nation late last year and should come into force within months. With experts warning of possible leaks and spills at the ageing Eilat port, and the Israeli environmental protection ministry demanding urgent talks on the deal, activists mobilised last week.