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Experts warn sanctions and pipeline flows strain Caspian environment and civil society in Central Asia
Summary
At a U.S. Helsinki Commission briefing, an NGO director warned that sanctions on Russian oil are increasing pressure on Kazakh energy exports, threatening the Caspian Sea and exposing U.S. energy investors. Panelists also described a regional crackdown on independent media and environmental activists.
WASHINGTON — Sanctions on Russia and shifting export routes are intensifying environmental and governance pressures across the Caspian Sea basin, a panelist said at a U.S. Helsinki Commission briefing on Central Asia.
Kate Waters, co‑founder and executive director of the environmental and human‑rights nonprofit Crude Accountability, told commissioners that the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which carries oil from Kazakhstan to export terminals, mixes Kazakh and Russian oil and presents both environmental and sanctions‑compliance risks. “According to 2024 figures, 88% of the oil coming through the CPC pipeline is Kazakhstani,” Waters said,…
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