In January 2024, Shell surprising announced Renaissance Energy as the winner of its bid to sell its onshore assets. This company was only created in 2022 and has never carried out a business transaction.

In this episode, we look closely at Renaissance. We examine the ownership of the company and the uncanny relationship it has with Shell. We discover that Renaissance and the entire divestment plan is a carefully choregraphed disinformation drama to dodge the growing campaign for ecological justice.