…Eni is currently planning a new multi-billion dollar investment in tar sands, palm oil for food and bio-diesel and gas-fuelled electricity in the…Republic of Congo…Both projects raise the question of how committed G8 energy companies, such as Eni…are to tackling climate change and improving access to energy, particularly when it comes to investing in…developing countries with minimal social and environmental protection. Tar sands and agro-fuels [palm oil] have been heavily criticized by civil society and by scientific bodies for their devastating social and environmental impacts, locally and globally, such as water depletion and pollution, deforestation, habitat destruction and increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...Local communities [in Congo] have long complained about lack of consultation…