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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