African Energy Chamber Denounces Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior Stopover in Cape Town

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has issued a statement criticizing the stopover of the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront in January. The professional organization representing Africa’s energy sector accuses the environmental NGO of campaigning against the exploitation of African fossil resources while itself depending on those same fuels for its operations. The vessel, despite its wind-assisted sails and battery systems, operates with diesel-electric engines powered by marine gas oil, according to information cited by the AEC.