The Coalition For Free Fossil Fuel is an Indigenous youth-led movement of over 10 organizations working to protect Indigenous land and water from the impacts of fossil fuel exploration and to divest the world from fossil fuels and invest in a clean energy future. 

The burning of fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—has been the source of 80% of carbon dioxide emissions since the industrial revolution. In addition to being the leading source of emissions, fossil fuel systems have left billions of people without sufficient energy to lead lives of dignity due to the high cost of electricity and fuel and the prioritization of profit over the delivery of service. 

And yet there are local pollution, environmental, and health costs of extracting, refining, transporting, and burning these fuels that are often carried by communities with little power and influence in our societies, and these processes frequently violate the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Meanwhile, the Niger Delta is a region in southern Nigeria that is home to a large number of oil and gas extraction sites. The extraction of these fossil fuels has had a devastating impact on the environment of the Niger Delta, leading to oil spills, pollution, and environmental degradation. Indigenous communities and local populations living near extraction sites have borne the brunt of these environmental catastrophes, facing health issues, loss of livelihoods, and social dislocation. 

In 2016, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report that found that Multinational Hydrocarbon companies such as Shell BP were responsible for widespread environmental damage and climate disaster in the Niger Delta.