*[Enwl-eng] Please SIGN: The oil industry is devastating Nigeria’s environment – for Germany’s benefit?

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Working together for the rainforest Petition Please SIGN: The oil industry is devastating Nigeria’s environment – for Germany’s benefit? Dear friends of the rainforests, An old lie that the fossil fuel industry often tells is that it can bring prosperity to countries of the global South. For evidence to the contrary, you only need to look at Nigeria: 50 years of oil drilling has turned the Niger Delta into an apocalyptic hellscape – one of the unhealthiest, most polluted places on the planet. Meanwhile in Europe, Germany was abruptly cut off from its supply of cheap, plentiful Russian gas in the wake of Putin's invasion. Since then, Europe's economic giant has been scrambling for other sources to ensure its short-term energy security. Where is it looking? Nigeria. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz personally travelled there as Germany's buyer-in-chief of natural gas. But Nigeria is not really set up to export gas, so this would mean investing many billions in additional infrastructure – for an industry that will soon be in steep decline. If this deal goes through, Nigeria will be saddled with the fossil fuel industry – and its toxic cocktail of pollution and grinding poverty – for decades, long after Germany and the rest of us in the global North have moved on to clean, green energy. Please sign our petition and tell the German government to stop funding the fossil fuel industry in Africa and to invest massively in the expansion of renewable energy – both at home and in Africa. Eradicating energy poverty in Africa must take priority over exports to rich countries. TAKE ACTION Thanks for being involved, John Hayduska Rainforest Rescue (Rettet den Regenwald e. V.) Share this petition  Facebook   Twitter   WhatsApp   Email News Uganda: Yet more student climate activists behind bars Ugandan police and authorities continue to criminalize students who oppose oil projects. On November 24, seven students were once again arrested in Kampala for peacefully protesting the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The young environmental activists are being held in Luzira Maximum Security Prison. NEWS News Solidarity with human rights defenders Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti Over 100 organizations, including Rainforest Rescue, are calling on the Indonesian government to stop the criminalization of human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar. NEWS Protecting Africa’s rich natural heritage The Congo Basin is home to the second largest rainforest in the world – habitat of gorillas, chimpanzees and forest elephants. Lush forests with breathtaking biodiversity can also be found in West Africa and on Madagascar. Our African partners are courageous activists who are fighting the good fight in often dangerous environments. They need your donations to continue their vital work. DONATE NOW Follow us  Facebook   Twitter   Rettet den Regenwald e.V. (Rainforest Rescue) Jupiterweg 15, 22391 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 40 228 510 80 in...@rainforest-rescue.org  •  www.rainforest-rescue.org Photo Credits: image 1: Luka Tomac/Friends of the Earth International image 2: Bruce Nahabwe image 3: KontraS image 4: Joshua Linder     From: Rainforest Rescue Sent: Friday, December 08, 2023 6:37 PM Subject: Please SIGN: The oil industry is devastating Nigeria’s environment – for Germany’s benefit?

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