APTRAN

The Advancing the Paris Climate Agreement and Energy Transition in Nigeria (APTRAN) project seeks to highlight the responsibility of Shell and its affiliates for oil and gas pollution in the Niger Delta and campaign for the implementation of fossil fuel phaseouts as outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement and related reports, while ensuring a just transition, to include site clean-up and community compensation.

GOAL

An end to oil and gas pollution in the Niger Delta by Multinational Oil companies and implementation of fossil fuel phaseouts as outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement and related reports, while ensuring a just transition, to include Shell and its affiliates taking responsibility for site clean-up and community compensation.

Objectives

  • Institutional investors negotiate with Shell and related Multinational Oil and Gas Companies operating in W. Africa to achieve fossil fuel phaseouts, and a just energy transition
  • Leading institutional investors adopt strong policies on fossil fuel phaseouts and a just transition

Sub-objectives

  • Apply pressure to the Church of England Pension Board, and other influential investors
  • Bring African voices to influence global investors and banks through relevant processes
  • Inform and mobilise Nigerian and broader African voices additionally
Figure 1:  ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor was among the over 7000 activists who were on the street in Vienna, Austria to protest against the European Gas Conference
Figure 2: At #COP27, ANEEJ Program Manager, Innocent Edemhanria released the Nigerian CSOs sign on statement during the Back-to-back actions for #PhaseOutFossils Day.

Project Status

Completed

Project Duration: 

March 2022 – JAN 2023

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Project Resources

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10-5-2021Nigerian CSOs Open Letter re Shell and Church of England.NDownload

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