For decades, Shell has been devastating communities in the Niger Delta with oil spills, gas flaring, environmental destruction and human rights abuses.
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To reach net zero emissions by 2050, Shell plans to offset 120 million tonnes of CO2 from its polluting activities by planting forests. This would need 12 million hectares of land by 2030 – the equivalent of three times the size of the Netherlands.
As Royal Dutch Shell’s shareholders meet in The Hague for their annual general meeting, new analysis by ActionAid International exposes the fossil fuel giant’s net zero climate plans to keep polluting while planting vast tree plantations likely to drive land grabs in the Global South.