AfricaUnion<p>Pollution<br><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a> must clean up <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> before it leaves <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Niger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Niger</span></a> delta, report says <br>Firm told it must take <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>responsibility</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> legacy of pollution and safe <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/decommissioning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decommissioning</span></a> of abandoned oil <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> firm Shell cannot be allowed to withdraw from the Niger delta before it takes <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>responsibility</span></a> for its toxic legacy of pollution and the safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure, a report says.</p><p>Shell plc is preparing to divest from the delta but a report warns that it must remain until it has cleaned up its legacy of pollution.</p><p>The report, by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (Somo), says historical pollution remains a serious issue in the area and accuses Shell of trying to avoid responsibility despite the billions of dollars it has earned from the oil.</p><p>The allegations come as the Labour MP Clive Lewis said in the House of Commons that the departure of Shell, a <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/company" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>company</span></a>, from the delta raised serious concerns that its <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> responsibilities and obligations could be evaded.</p><p>The report says there is a big transparency gap around the issue of funding for decommissioning. <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a> has legal requirements for companies to set aside funds for decommissioning, but there is no means to establish how much funding companies have – or have not – set aside, the report said.</p><p>Researchers for <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Somo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somo</span></a> could not find any confirmation that Shell has set up a fund or funds to cover the decommissioning of the oil mining leases it has sold. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/28/shell-must-clean-up-pollution-before-it-leaves-niger-delta-report-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/feb/28/shell-must-clean-up-pollution-before-it-leaves-niger-delta-report-says</span></a> </p><p><a 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