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In a statement published on Monday 17 October 2022, they call for the adoption of a policy that favours renewable energies, of which the DRC has enormous potential.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &#8221; <em>(&#8230;) the Democratic Republic of Congo has resolutely presented itself as a solution country for the climate crisis, renewing its commitment to contribute to global efforts to combat climate change, and inviting the global climate community to find a solution to the difficult cohabitation between the issues of survival on the one hand, and those of reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the other<\/em>&#8220;The joint statement reads.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For these organisations, this decision would be regarding the &#8220;country solution&#8221; discourse to the global climate crisis that the government has been promoting.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-le-gouvernement-appele-a-annuler-la-vente-aux-encheres-des-blocs-petroliers\"><strong>Government urged to cancel oil block auction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exploitation of the 27 oil blocks and 3 gas blocks that the DRC has, could worsen the situation of communities instead of bringing development as communicated by the government, the Dynamic said.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8221; <em>Fossil fuel development would exacerbate existing inequalities,<\/em><em>would further undermine the country in general and the communities in particular, from its vast<\/em><em>forests and other natural resources such as fish from the lakes covered by the tender,<\/em><em>not to mention the impacts of production on health, water, land and livelihoods.<\/em><em>subsistence<\/em> &#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, it encourages the government, among other things, to &#8220;cancel the tender for the auction of all these blocks to avoid mortgaging the country&#8217;s social, economic and environmental future&#8221;. 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