--- title: "Big oil: end fossil fuels, boost renewables, pay for climate damage" description: People across Africa are telling oil and gas giants like BP, Shell, TotalEnergies and Sasol to end fossil fuels, boost renewables, pay for climate damage image: https://pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/hubfs/WED-02%20(2).png --- [![Greenpeace](https://pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/greenpeace_p4_theme/assets/gp-logo.svg)](https://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en) [En](https://pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/make-polluters-pay) [Fr](https://pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/fr/make-polluters-pay) Sign petition # **Shell, BP, Total, Sasol: Stop wrecking Africa. Pay for your destruction.** ![WED-02 (2)](https://pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/hs-fs/hubfs/WED-02%20(2).png?width=2000&height=2000&name=WED-02%20(2).png "WED-02 (2)") **People everywhere are rising up** against the fossil fuel industry. **As Africans, we are on the frontline of a new colonial scramble for oil and gas**. It’s time to resist. It’s time for justice. The entire industry is built on colonialism and injustice. From systemic pollution, **extraction of our resources and environmental damage,** to displacement of communities, oppression, **corruption and now the global energy crisis surging a demand to exploit African oil and gas.**  For a safe and fair world, we **need climate justice and** to fast-track a just transition to **clean, renewable energy** that will create jobs across Africa.We demand an end to the era of fossil fuels, that **polluters pay for the damages** they continue to cause **across Africa** and that they change course now. **Add your name.** Read more **We demand that fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, Total and Sasol:** - *Stop climate-wrecking activities in Africa and globally including your involvement in new fossil fuel projects and shift to renewables* - *Admit and apologise for your crimes* - *Repair and pay for the damage you have caused*  supporters  needed to reach  1 Thank you for signing the petition! 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