# Fuelling carbon lock-ins in Mozambique: The Role of Export Finance and Investment Protection

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Mozambique has become one of Africa’s major frontlines in the global struggle to align energy investment with climate goals. Fuelling Carbon Lock-ins in Mozambique examines how export credit agencies (ECAs) have channelled unprecedented levels of public finance into fossil fuel megaprojects and how these investments are protected under international investment law , deepening the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and undermining prospects for a just energy transition.
By mapping the financial, legal, and socio-environmental implications of ECA-backed projects, this case study highlights how public finance from the Global North continues to fuel high-carbon trajectories in vulnerable countries, contradicting states’ obligations under the Paris Agreement .

## Details

- Authors: Lea Di Salvatore
- Year: 2025
- Type: Policy brief
- Published by: Perspectives Climate Research
- Topics: Climate Finance
- PDF: https://perspectives.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Fuelling-carbon-lock-ins-in-Mozambique_Case-Study-1.pdf

Cite this page as: Lea Di Salvatore (2025). Fuelling carbon lock-ins in Mozambique: The Role of Export Finance and Investment Protection. Perspectives Climate Research. Available at: https://perspectives.cc/work/publications/fuelling-carbon-lock-ins-in-mozambique-the-role-of-export-finance-and-23869