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The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
Revealed: Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025
2024-08-15 in The GuardianFoundation says it ‘does not endorse any organizations’ while funneling hundreds of thousands to rightwing causes
Tagged under: Project 2025 | Shell
Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate solution — and swindled taxpayers out of billions
2024-07-29 by in VoxOil and gas companies know carbon capture and storage isnt a climate change solution, per documents, whistleblowers and public comments.
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation | Oil Industry | Carbon Capture and Storage | Climate Change | Shell | Exxon
UK Supreme Court set to rule in pivotal downstream emissions case
2024-06-19 by in Energy VoiceThe Supreme Court's decision in the Finch case could have implications for North Sea oil and gas firms including Shell and Equinor.
Tagged under: Shell
Fifth of Shell investors revolt against its climate strategy during tense AGM | Follow This
2024-06-05 (or before) in Follow This | Green shareholders change the worldTagged under: Shell
Shell investors back oil major’s move to weaken climate targets
2024-05-22 (or before) in Financial TimesShareholders reject resolution by activist group Follow This urging tighter goals
Tagged under: Activism | Shell
Shell plant reported millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits
2024-05-06 (or before) in Financial TimesSubsidy scheme in Alberta allowed oil major’s plant to register carbon credits equivalent to twice the volume of CO₂ captured
Tagged under: Shell
Taxpayers to foot part of Shell’s bill for dismantling toxic North Sea oil rigs
2024-04-03 (or before) in The TelegraphEstimates show the cost of removing waste from platforms could be north of £400m
Tagged under: Shell
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
2024-04-03 in The GuardianAnalysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
Tagged under: Shell | BP | Exxon
Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds
2024-03-20 in The GuardianGlobal witness analysis suggests 11.5 million deaths could be caused by burning of fuel produced by 2050
Tagged under: Shell | BP | Exxon
Shell must clean up pollution before it leaves Niger delta, report says
2024-02-28 in The GuardianFirm told it must take responsibility for toxic legacy of pollution and safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure
‘A Trojan horse of legitimacy’: Shell launches a ‘climate tech’ startup advertising jobs in oil and gas
2024-02-28 in The GuardianOnward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel firms’ greenwashing plan
Tagged under: Shell
Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta - SOMO
2024-02-27 by in The Centre for Research on MultinationalsShell's divestment from Nigeria leaves a legacy of widespread pollution and evades responsibility for its toxic mess by selling its problem oil assets.
Tagged under: Shell
Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?
2024-01-24 by in DeSmogThe Bolloré family’s business empire — which includes Havas, one of the world’s biggest ad agencies — has longtime ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Tagged under: Shell
US supreme court rejects big oil’s bid to move Minnesota climate trial
2024-01-08 in The GuardianCourt denies plea to move venue of 2020 lawsuit filed by state, putting Minnesota one step closer to putting industry on trial
Conservatives are the 'political wing of the fossil fuel industry’ as Sunak invites BP and Shell to Downing Street | Global Witness
2024-01-01 (or before) in Global WitnessNew Global Witness analysis shows that government ministers met with fossil fuel companies 54 times between January and March.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | BP | Shell
Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts
2024-01-01 in The GuardianBP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies to distribute more than $100bn despite public outrage
Tagged under: Exxon | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | BP | Shell
Why is Shell suing Greenpeace for €2 million?
2023-11-09 (or before) in EuronewsThe environmental group says it is 'one of the biggest legal threats' in history against its ability to campaign.
Tagged under: Shell | Greenpeace | Activism
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea
2023-11-09 in The GuardianEnergy firm’s lawsuit seeks indefinite block on protesters targeting its infrastructure
Tagged under: Litigation | Activism | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Shell
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1mn in one of largest claims against group
2023-11-09 (or before) in Financial TimesOil major is ‘seeking to silence legitimate demands for climate justice’, says environmental organisation
Tagged under: Greenpeace | Shell | Climate Justice
As Shell reports £3.9 billion in Q2 profits amidst deadly heatwave, its oil and gas investment is forecast to increase by 10% | Global Witness
2023-10-26 (or before) in Global WitnessShell reports profits of £11.6 billion ($14.8 billion) for the first half of this year, new analysis shows that the company is set to increase its investment in oil and gas.
Tagged under: Shell
UK regulator trying to block release of Shell North Sea documents
2023-10-26 in The GuardianExclusive: North Sea Transition Authority under fire for using lawyers to argue against publication of environmental impact
Tagged under: Oceans | Fossil Fuels | Shell
Shell boss set to cut jobs from low-carbon division
2023-10-25 in The GuardianWael Sawan ready to axe 200 roles from division as part of plan to grow profits
Tagged under: Shell
UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022
2023-10-04 in The GuardianFoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest
California sues world's largest oil companies, alleging they caused billions of dollars in damages
2023-09-18 (or before) in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Tagged under: Climate Change | Chevron | Shell | Exxon | California | BP
Shell signals retreat from carbon offsetting
2023-09-08 in The GuardianOil company is latest firm to act amid indications that carbon credits do nothing to mitigate global heating
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Offsetting
Shell Silently Abandoned Its $100 Million-a-Year Plan to Offset CO2 Emissions - Bloomberg
2023-09-02 (or before) in BloombergA faltering offsets program points to new problems with the corporate world’s favorite “climate solution.”
Tagged under: Shell | Carbon Capture and Storage
Shell Scraps Its $100M Carbon Offset Plan
2023-08-31 by in CarbonCredits.com - Your Source For Carbon Credit News & OpportunitiesShell's surprising move to ditch its $100M carbon offset plan raises speculation about its next carbon reduction strategy and net zero goals.
Tagged under: Shell
Opinion: As our forests burn, oil companies are doubling down on their old business models - The Globe and Mail
2023-08-29 in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisWith the Earth in the grips of a climate crisis, fossil fuel companies shouldn’t be given a pass
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | Trees
Shell Discovers Another Oil Leak After Resumption Of Forcados Export Facility
2023-08-23 by in Leadership News - Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspaper, Breaking News and moreNigeria’s oil production is facing another major challenge following discovery of another oil leak in a facility operated by oil major Shell.
Tagged under: Pollution | Shell | Nigeria
Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary
2023-08-10 in The GuardianMP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules
Tagged under: Shell
ClientEarth loses high court fight with Shell over climate strategy
2023-07-24 in The GuardianEnvironmental law charity claims energy firm cannot achieve net zero goal with current transition plan
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
Oil giant Shell warns cutting production 'dangerous' - BBC News
2023-07-06 (or before) in The BBCThe world's need for fossil fuels is "desperate", Shell's chief executive told the BBC.
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
Shell CEO calls it 'irresponsible' to cut oil production now
2023-07-06 in Associated Press NewsThe head of global energy giant Shell says it would be “irresponsible” to cut oil and gas production at a time when the world economy is still dependent on fossil fuels.
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
Oil Giants From Shell to Chevron Say Gas Here to Stay for Green Transition - Bloomberg
2023-06-26 (or before) in BloombergThe biggest fossil fuel players are making the message clear: the transition to a green future will require much more natural gas.
Tagged under: Chevron | Shell | Russia
C of E divests of fossil fuels as oil and gas firms ditch climate pledges
2023-06-22 in The GuardianChurch pension and endowment funds shed holdings after U-turns by BP and Shell
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | BP | Shell | Religion
Shell Joins Fellow Majors In Refocus On Core Oil And Gas Business
2023-06-15 by in ForbesThe major integrated oil companies are refocusing their budgets on the core business of oil and gas this year. What it means for the future is unclear.
Tagged under: ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance | Shell | BP | Exxon
Shell drops target to cut oil production as CEO aims for higher profits
2023-06-14 in The GuardianWael Sawan prioritises shareholder payouts, setting out plan to keep oil production steady until 2030
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
Shell plans to increase fossil fuel production despite its net-zero pledge
2023-06-14 in NPROil giant Shell is coming under criticism for its announcement that it will grow its petroleum business, even though it's under a court order to cut emissions because of climate change concerns.
Tagged under: Net Zero | Shell
Shell to put profits above clean energy as oil boss signals the speed to green will slow
2023-06-11 by in inews.co.ukShell set to reward shareholders with more of its record oil and gas profits rather than invest in renewables as it rows back on pledge to cut oil output
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell
Shell adverts banned over misleading clean energy claims - BBC News
2023-06-07 (or before) in The BBCThey failed to mention Shell's more polluting activities, the advertising watchdog rules.
Tagged under: Shell
What is the windfall tax on oil and gas companies and how much do they pay? - BBC News
2023-05-26 (or before) in BBCCritics want the windfall tax to be extended after BP and Shell reported record profits in 2022.
Hoboken Lodges First State-Level Racketeering Charge in Big Oil Climate Lawsuit
2023-05-25 by in DeSmogSuing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | BP
How much do fossil fuel companies owe in climate reparations?
2023-05-25 (or before) in Quartz | Make business betterSaudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Chevron are the companies that owe the most for damages to the climate
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Chevron | Shell | Economics | Exxon | BP | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
University investment funds urge ‘bold action’ to stop new fossil fuel projects
2023-05-22 in The GuardianAsset managers are told they have key role to play on climate in open letter on eve of Shell’s annual meeting
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Shell
Shell force-fitted more than 4,000 prepayment energy meters last year…
2023-05-05 (or before) in Archive Today - web archiveTagged under: Shell
Iraq: Under poisoned skies - BBC World Service
2023-04-29 (or before) in YouTubeFrom the front line of climate change in Iraq, BBC News Arabic unmasks an invisible killer: air pollution, investigating a hidden epidemic of cancer and the ...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Iraq | Air Pollution | BP | Shell
Shell Pulls Out of Large Carbon Capture Project in Northern England
2023-04-25 in jpt.spe.orgShell has decided to pull out of the Northern Endurance Partnership, one of Britain's largest carbon capture and storage projects.
Tagged under: Shell | Carbon Capture and Storage | Sustainability
Shell pulls out of UK carbon capture project
2023-04-25 by in Offshore Technology | Oil and Gas News and Market AnalysisShell on Tuesday pulled out of the Northern Endurance Partnership’s (NEP) carbon capture and storage project in eastern UK.
Tagged under: Shell | Carbon Capture and Storage
US States and Communities are Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry: Six Things You Need to Know
2023-04-24 in blog.ucsusa.orgIn an important win for climate accountability in the United States, the US Supreme Court decided that lawsuits filed in Colorado, Maryland, California, Hawai’i, and Rhode Island against fossil fuel companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Suncor, and others will remain in state courts. Now t
Tagged under: Exxon | California | Shell | Colorado State
'Bombshell' 1989 Shell Memo Features in New Court Filing Alleging Climate Deception
2023-04-13 by in DeSmogIn October 1989, Shell researchers wrote a confidential report warning that climate-fuelled migration could swamp borders in the United States, Soviet Union, Europe, and Australia. “Conflict would abound,” the document said. “Civilisation could prove a fragile thing.” Now, that memo — first reported by DeSmog and Dutch investigative journalism platform Follow The Money — features […]
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List of chairmen of Shell - Wikipedia
2023-04-09 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Shell
Shell plc - Wikipedia
2023-04-09 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Shell
1989 Oct Confidential Shell Group Planning Scenarios 1989-2010 Challenge and response - disc climate refugees and shift to non-fossil fuels
2023-04-03 (or before) in DocumentCloudThis document is one of many found by Vatan Hüzeir of Changerism, as part of his study: “Dirty pearls: exposing Shell's hidden legacy of climate change accountability, 1970-1990”.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Shell
Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change
2023-04-01 by in DeSmogNarrated in the upper-crust accent favoured by British documentary-makers of the era, Shell’s 1981 film Time for Energy assesses the scope for solar, wind, nuclear, and other sources of power to end the world’s dependence on finite reserves of oil. By the closing credits, the viewer is left in little doubt that there is only […]
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Climate Change | Shell | Energy
Shell already knew about climate change in the early 1970s (and still promoted the use of coal)
2023-04-01 by in ftm.euShell already knew in the early 1970s (and not since 1986, as known until now) that burning fossil fuels plays a role in climate change. Yet the oil company still decided to get into a new fossil industry at that very time: coal. Newly unearthed documents show that Shell downplayed global climate knowledge to promote its coal business.
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change | Shell | Fossil Fuels
New Shell CEO Faces Big Dilemma: Should the Company Pump More Oil?
2023-03-29 (or before) by in The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial & Economic News, World News and VideoTagged under: Shell
Revealed: Shell's massive stake in dubious rice carbon offsets
2023-03-28 by in Climate Home NewsAn investigation by Climate Home found Shell 'brokered' dubious rice projects in China that could generate worthless carbon offsets.
Tagged under: Shell
Episode 32 - Climate Science Rebellion with Ernst-Jan Kuiper
2023-03-22 (or before) by in podbean.comErnst-Jan Kuiper obtained his Master's degree in Climate Physics In 2014, after which he focused on research into the dynamics of the Greenland ice sheet. After 5 years, including 6 weeks of fieldwork on the Greenland ice sheet, he obtained his doctorate (PhD) in 2019. Ernst-Jan currently works at Milieudefensie on the appeal against oil giant Shell. He also writes articles about climate change for the Dutch program Tegenlicht and gives lectures about climate change. He also spends time on climate activism, especially with Extinction Rebellion where he is part of the Scientist Rebellion group. The day before we recorded t...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Shell | Extinction Rebellion
Investors back legal petition against Shell directors over climate goals | Financial Times
2023-03-19 (or before) in Financial TimesPension funds support action to hold individual board members to account
Tagged under: Shell
Column: Big oil companies are already reneging on their global warming promises
2023-02-09 in Los Angeles TimesBP and Shell made eye-catching promises to invest in renewable energy. If you're shocked that they're already backing off, you haven't been paying attention.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Shell
Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy
2023-02-09 in The GuardianClaimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy
Tagged under: Shell
Shell Pensacola discovery opens ‘new play fairway’ in North Sea
2023-02-09 by in Energy VoiceThe largest discovery in a decade for the region will now open up more than a dozen other prospects in the Southern North Sea.
Tagged under: Shell
BP, Shell, Exxon and co. bag £1bn handout from UK government
2023-02-09 (or before) in openDemocracyExclusive: Government giveaway of CO2 permits helped fossil fuel giants achieve record-breaking profits
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Net Zero
‘Monster profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence
2023-02-09 in The GuardianLast year’s combined $200bn profit for the ‘big five’ oil and gas companies brings little hope of driving down emissions
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels
Shell reports highest profits in 115 years - BBC News
2023-02-05 (or before) in BBCCritics call for higher taxes on energy firms as Shell reports a record $39.9bn of profit.
Tagged under: Shell
Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges
2023-02-01 in The GuardianNon-profit group Global Witness urges US regulator to investigate oil giant and potentially impose fines over apparent ‘mislabeling’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell
Shell profit doubles to hit record £30bn
2023-01-28 by Patrick Tooher in This is MoneyThe corporate giant is expected to say this week that annual profit more than doubled to more than £30bn as the war in Ukraine restricted supplies from Russia.
Shell Canada’s Latest President Spent Years on Board of Climate Denier Group
2023-01-18 by in DeSmogMore evidence the company’s net-zero plan is ‘total greenwashing,’ says one disinformation expert.
Tagged under: Shell | Disinformation and Misinformation | Net Zero
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows
2023-01-18 in The GuardianInvestigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
Tagged under: Deforestation | Shell | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Shell to pay $15m settlement over oil spills in Nigeria
2022-12-25 (or before) in Al JazeeraShell claimed the settlement for spills in the Niger Delta between 2004 and 2007 was not an admission of liability.
EXCLUSIVE | Shell has quietly closed down all its hydrogen filling stations in the UK
2022-10-17 in Hydrogen InsightFacilities shut down because 'prototype tech had reached its end of life', oil giant tells Hydrogen Insight
Tagged under: Shell | Hydrogen
Shell UK make long-term commitment to cycling as new official partner
2022-10-10 (or before) in britishcycling.org.ukBritish Cycling has signed a long-term partnership that will bring wide-ranging support and investment from Shell UK as a new Official Partner. The agreement starts this month and runs to the end of 2030.
Tagged under: Shell
Wildlife abandons 'Europe's Amazon' nature reserve - BBC News
2022-10-09 (or before) in The BBCForest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.
Tagged under: Shell | Amazon Rainforest | Forest Fires | Wildlife | Russia | Trees
Shell chief: governments may need to tax energy firms to help the poor
2022-10-04 in The GuardianBen van Beurden also warns against EU moves to cap price of gas and electricity to protect consumers
Tagged under: Shell | Electricity
Temps présent - Climat, les gros mensonges des géants du pétrole - Play RTS
2022-09-30 (or before) in rts.chIls savaient, mais ils ont nié et dissimulé la vérité sur le réchauffement climatique : les géants du pétrole, comme ExxonMobil ou Shell, étaient au courant bien avant nous de l’impact de leurs produits, grâce à leurs propres recherches menées il y a plus de 40 ans. Pourtant ils ont choisi de mettre en doute la science et d’entraver toute politique en faveur du climat. Aujourd’hui, la justice s’en mêle, suite au dépôt de dizaines de plaintes contre les compagnies pétrolières.
Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
2022-09-17 in The GuardianFury as ‘explosive’ documents reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Activism | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Governments urged to act after oil giants accused of misleading public
2022-09-16 in The GuardianDocuments suggest Shell and BP staff privately downplayed public commitments on climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Fossil Fuels
Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study
2022-09-08 in The GuardianBP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies spend $750m a year burnishing climate credentials but only 12% of capital on low-carbon development
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | Capitalism
InfluenceMap Big Oil's Real Agenda on Climate Change 2022
2022-09-08 (or before) in InfluenceMapFollowing up on InfluenceMap's 2019 edition of 'Big Oil's Real Agenda', this latest report compares and contrasts the public communications, business operations, and policy engagement of 5 'supermajor' oil companies: BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies. The report provides evidence of significant inconsistencies between the companies' use of 'green claims' with their investment strategies and policy engagement on climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Climate Change | Chevron | TotalEnergies
Climate of Concern - Royal Dutch Shell (1991)
2022-09-05 (or before) in YouTubeVideo made by Royal Dutch Shell in 1991 about Climate Change.Some reading about it here - which was also the source of the video: https://thecorrespondent.co...
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change
Crab and lobster shells could be used to make renewable batteries
2022-09-01 in The GuardianPrototype designed using chemical in crustacean shells remains 99.7% efficient after about 400 hours
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell | Batteries | Sealife
Revealed: BP’s ‘greenwashing’ social media ads as anger over fuel costs rose
2022-08-06 in The GuardianOil company spent £800,000 on social media influence ads after Labour proposed windfall tax
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Wind Power
Are the dead shellfish littering our beaches evidence of a toxic waste cover-up? | George Monbiot
2022-06-06 in The GuardianEnvironmentalists fear a toxic disaster is occurring on the seabed, and the government denials seem less and less plausible, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Shell's Jackdaw gas field given go-ahead by regulators - BBC News
2022-06-05 (or before) in The BBCShell says the field east of Aberdeen has the potential to produce 6.5% of Britain's gas output.
Tagged under: Shell
I worked at Shell for 33 years – the government is wrong on North Sea oil | The Independent
2022-05-30 (or before) in The IndependentInvesting into North Sea oil won’t cut our bills or protect Britain’s energy security, so why is the energy secretary saying the opposite?
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change
Three arrested at Shell AGM as protesters chant ‘We will stop you’
2022-05-24 in The GuardianEnvironmental activists accuse firm’s board of spending more on green ads than green technology
Tagged under: Shell | Activism | Fossil Fuels
Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment
2022-05-23 in The GuardianCaroline Dennett tells staff in video she made decision because of ‘double-talk on climate’
Tagged under: Shell
Why Gavin Newsom Is Creating A Water & Energy Disaster
2022-05-13 (or before) by in michaelshellenberger.substack.comAnd how can we prevent it
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BP and Shell signal commitment to UK investment - weakening government case against windfall tax | The Independent
2022-05-07 (or before) in The IndependentEd Miliband tells Saphora Smith that arguments against such a move are being exposed as ‘total nonsense’
Tagged under: BP | Shell | TotalEnergies
The clean energy claims of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell: A mismatch between discourse, actions and investments
2022-05-02 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceThe energy products of oil and gas majors have contributed significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and planetary warming over the past century. Decarbonizing the global economy by mid-century to avoid dangerous climate change thus cannot occur without a profound transformation of their fossil fuel-based business models. Recently, several majors are increasingly discussing clean energy and climate change, pledging decarbonization strategies, and investing in alternative energies. Some even claim to be transforming into clean energy companies. Given a history of obstructive climate actions and “greenwashing&rd...
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Shell reconsiders its exit from oil field off Shetland - BBC News
2022-03-23 (or before) in The BBCThe oil giant is looking again at the Cambo oil field in the Atlantic, as crude prices rise.
Tagged under: Shell
Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’
2022-03-15 in The GuardianEnvironmental law organisation ClientEarth brings action and urges other shareholders to join
Tagged under: Shell | Net Zero
How Exxon, BP and Shell help Russia pump oil and gas - CNN
2022-02-27 (or before) by in CNNThe West is promising "massive" sanctions on Moscow in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Any action on energy could
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Russia
Shell’s Quest blue hydrogen plant emits more carbon than it captures
2022-02-16 by in Energy MonitorJust 48% of the plant’s carbon emissions were captured over a five-year period, finds NGO Global Witness research.
Tagged under: Shell | Carbon Capture and Storage
Dark Side To Solar? More Reports Tie Panel Production To Toxic Pollution
2022-02-02 (or before) by in ForbesA major new study of the economics of solar, published in Harvard Business Review, finds that the waste produced by solar panels will make electricity from solar four times more expensive than the world’s leading energy analysts thought.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell | Solar Energy | Climate Change | Economics | Electricity
Drive Carbon Neutral
2022-01-26 (or before) in Shell in UK | Shell United KingdomOffsetting with the Shell Card and enabling your fleet to drive carbon neutral can play a key role in your low carbon planning, allowing you to offset unavoidable emissions in a simple and cost-effective way.
Tagged under: Shell | Carbon Offsetting
Carbon offsetting is not warding off environmental collapse – it’s accelerating it | George Monbiot
2022-01-26 in The GuardianWealthy companies are using the facade of ‘nature-based solutions’ to enact a great carbon land grab, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Collapse | Carbon Offsetting
Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing
2022-01-22 (or before) in VICEA new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars.
Tagged under: Shell | Cars | Carbon Capture and Storage
Exxon Announces Weak Net Zero Pledge
2022-01-20 (or before) in Gizmodo | The Future Is HereThe company announced it plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. There are just a few teeny, tiny problems.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Chevron | Net Zero | Finance
Campaigners force Shell to halt oil exploration on South African coast
2021-12-28 in The GuardianCourt instructs company to stop tests along Wild Coast after concerns raised about wildlife and lack of consultation
Tagged under: Shell | South Africa | Africa | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Shell Influencer Collective - MediaCom Case Study
2021-12-21 (or before) in VimeoThis is "Shell Influencer Collective - MediaCom Case Study" by MediaCom Creative Systems UK on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…
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Cambo oil field development off Shetland to be paused - BBC News
2021-12-10 (or before) in The BBCSiccar Point Energy's decision to pause the project off Shetland comes a week after Shell pulled out.
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OPINIONISTA: The mind of every Ogoni person is imprinted with what Shell has done to our land
2021-12-07 by in Daily Maverick - South African news, opinion and investigationsI was born in Bane, a coastal village of the Ogoni people. My family bears testimony to what Shell does to the environment. I saw my grand-uncle’s fishing business come to an abrupt stop and my father relocate to the periphery of the city where he spent the rest of his life as a fisher around the city.
Former COP26 President Brings Shell, BP, Equinor Reps Into Climate Conference
2021-11-05 by in DeSmogGLASGOW, SCOTLAND — The former president of the COP26 climate talks has brought a delegation including four oil companies and tobacco giant Philip Morris to the summit currently taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. Former UK energy and climate minister Claire O’Neill’s World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is running a series of events at […]
Tagged under: BP | Shell | COP26
Shell 'Drive Carbon Neutral' claims in doubt after forest scrutiny
2021-10-25 (or before) in SourceMaterial Ð Climate. Corruption. Democracy.With Unearthed and Bloomberg News. Untouched rainforest decorates the billboards of Shell’s ‘Drive Carbon Neutral’ campaign, which promises customers that by paying to protect it t
Tagged under: Shell | Rainforests | Trees
Science Museum board member resigns over oil sponsorship
2021-10-02 in Culture UnstainedFormer Science Museum director and respected climate scientist quits Advisory Board over museum’s ‘willingness to accept oil and gas sponsorship’Move marks significant shift in position by Professor Rapley, who oversaw and defended a major Shell sponsorship deal while at the helm of the museum Resignation comes ahead of COP26 climate talks and intensifies pressure on museum…
North Sea oil companies receive more money from the government than they pay in taxes
2021-09-28 in New Statesman MagazineThe UK has given firms including Exxon and Shell hundreds of millions of pounds in rebates.
Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida
2021-09-04 in The GuardianPower outages from the storm have left air quality tracking systems out of commission, making public health concern hard to gauge
Tagged under: Shell | Louisiana | Health
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
2021-07-19 in The GuardianThe American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies – and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Legislation | US Politics
Our climate change turning point is right here, right now | Rebecca Solnit
2021-07-12 in The GuardianPeople are dying. Aquatic animals are baking in their shells. Fruit is being cooked on the tree. It’s time to act
Tagged under: Oregon | Shell | Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Washington State
‘Sea snot’ covers Turkish coast, threatening fishing industry
2021-06-05 in The GuardianThe mucilage blamed on pollution and warming is killing shellfish in the Sea of Marmara and alarming residents of Istanbul
Victory for insurgents stuns Exxon as shareholders vote for a low-carbon future - ImpactAlpha
2021-05-27 by in ImpactAlphaImpactAlpha, May 27 – In a single day, separate developments at ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell sent an unmistakable signal to oil companies and investors: ...
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | Chevron
Shell ordered to slash CO2 emissions in landmark climate ruling - CNN
2021-05-27 (or before) by in CNNA Dutch court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must dramatically reduce its carbon emissions in a landmark climate decision that could have far reaching consequences for oil companies.
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change
Shell forced to slash global emissions after landmark court ruling | The Independent
2021-05-26 (or before) in The IndependentActivist groups hail ‘historic win’ as Dutch court orders multinational fossil fuel company to cut CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030
Tagged under: Shell | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Influential investor joins shareholder rebellion over Shell’s climate plan
2021-05-24 in The GuardianLegal & General Investment Management, Britain’s biggest fund manager, piles pressure on oil firm
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Supreme Court Delivers a Victory to Big Oil
2021-05-19 in Sierra ClubNarrow ruling allows the carbon barons to keep running down the clock
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron
A major test for Shell’s massive multi-purpose greenwashing juggernaut | by Ketan Joshi | LobbyWatch | Medium
2021-05-18 (or before) in MediumRecently, I wrote at LobbyWatch about how the gargantuan global oil and gas company Shell has been pivoting into an exhausting new way of…
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In-depth: Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) climate vote - Global Climate Insights
2021-05-05 (or before) in Australasian Centre for Corporate ResponsibilityShell released its climate transition plan, which sets out its emission reduction targets and decarbonisation strategy—read ACCR's in-depth analysis.
Tagged under: Shell | Decarbonisation
Church of England Pensions Board and Robeco welcome new commitments from Shell following engagement as signatories to Climate Action 100+ | The Church of England
2021-05-03 (or before) in Church of EnglandShell tightens net-zero emissions targets as first oil & gas company to ask for shareholder backing at AGM
Tagged under: Shell | Net Zero
Clam hunters’ supertool has California worried: ‘It might be too good’
2021-04-18 in The GuardianHydraulic pumps can collect a day’s worth of clams in minutes, but experts are concerned about how they affect the ecosystem
Tagged under: Shell | Wildlife | California
Shell predicts free gas forever for Gorgon and Prelude LNG
2021-03-29 in Boiling ColdShell's accountants predict the Dutch giant will never pay Australia for gas consumed at the Gorgon and Prelude LNG projects that it can sell for up to about $4 billion a year.
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Shell in Nigeria: Polluted communities 'can sue in English courts' - BBC News
2021-02-14 (or before) in BBCThe UK Supreme Court's ruling is a victory for communities severely hit by pollution in the Niger Delta.
Tagged under: Shell | Nigeria | Africa
Analysis: Shell says new ‘Brazil-sized’ forest would be needed to meet 1.5C climate goal - Carbon Brief
2021-02-12 in Carbon BriefFor the first time, Shell has released a “pathway” showing how the world could potentially meet the Paris Agreement’s ambitious goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
Shell, BP, and Easyjet: The Big Polluters Designing the Rules for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
2021-01-22 by in DeSmogMany of the world’s most polluting companies are being handed a “get out of jail free” card by being invited to shape a scaled-up offsetting market, campaigners claim. The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets is due to publish its “roadmap for implementation” on Wednesday, four months after it was launched by former Bank of England […]
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Carbon Offsetting
Shell case puts spotlight on energy groups’ role in climate change | Financial Times
2021-01-11 in Financial TimesIf successful, the legal action in the Netherlands could force companies to accelerate the shift to cleaner fuels
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change
Special Report: How oil majors shift billions in profits to island tax havens | Reuters
2020-12-09 (or before) in ReutersBermuda and the Bahamas aren’t exactly big players in the oil-and-gas world. They don’t produce any of the fuels at all. Yet the islands are deep wells of profit for European oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
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Upcoming SCOTUS Climate Case Involves Oil Giant That Employed Barrett’s Father
2020-10-14 in The LeverBarrett told lawmakers she doesn’t have “firm views” on climate change. For decades, her father was a lawyer at Shell Oil, which now has a major climate case in front of the high court.
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change
A landmark lawsuit against Big Oil is back from the dead
2020-05-28 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.Will ExxonMobil, Shell, and friends have to pay for seawalls?
Lessons from a Big Oil investor call - by Emily Atkin
2020-05-19 (or before) by in HEATED | Emily Atkin | SubstackI had my research assistant listen to Shell's recent quarterly earnings call. Here's what we learned.
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Big Oil's Climate Plans Don't Meet the Paris Agreement
2020-05-13 (or before) in Earther | GizmodoClimate action plans are all the rage for polluting companies. Last month, Shell pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It’s just the latest example: Other oil giants have recently made similar pledges as well. These pronouncements use pseudo-inspirational marketing speak, promising to “leverage” their…
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | The Paris Agreement
New ambition Shell falls short of Paris goal | Follow This
2020-05-01 (or before) in Follow This | Green shareholders change the worldTagged under: Shell
Oil and gas giant Shell targets 'net zero' emissions by 2050
2020-04-17 in Canada's National ObserverEnergy company Royal Dutch Shell told investors on Thursday, April 16, 2020, that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050, a move that was welcomed by some climate campaigners even as others called it “corporate greenwash.”
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Inside the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Plan to Profit From Climate Change
2020-03-03 by in New York MagazineI went to one of Shell’s private meetings and took notes.
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
NortH2: Shell unveils plans for 'Europe's largest green hydrogen project'
2020-02-28 in Business GreenShell, Gasunie, and Groningen Seaports launch ambitious plans to build green hydrogen hub for northern Europe
Tagged under: Shell | Hydrogen
Change climate policy now to avert oil market crisis, warns thinktank
2020-01-31 in The GuardianGovernments risk derailing global fossil fuel demand with ‘handbrake turns’ in future
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning with Climate Change
2020-01-16 (or before) in TIME MagazineProtesters have swarmed Shell's headquarters in recent years
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Royal Dutch Shell may fail to reach green energy targets
2020-01-03 in The GuardianWith a year to go, oil firm’s $2bn investment is well below its own guidance of $4bn-$6bn
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Cambridge accepts £6m Shell donation for oil extraction research
2019-11-05 in The GuardianCambridge Zero Carbon says university has been ‘hijacked’ by fossil fuel industry
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
Investors to Big Oil: Make It Rain
2019-11-05 (or before) by in The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial & Economic News, World News and VideoInvestors want just one thing from the world’s biggest oil companies—cash—but it is becoming harder for the oil giants to deliver.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies
Total greenwash: Total CEO announces oil company will spend US$100 million a year on forest protection and reforestation | REDD-Monitor
2019-10-24 (or before) in redd-monitor.orgBy Chris Lang On 6 July 2019, Patrick Pouyanné, the CEO of French oil and gas company Total, announced that his company would invest US$100 million per year in forest protection. Total’s announcement comes shortly after similar announcements by Shell and Eni to offset some of their emissions with forest conservation projects. Oil companies have...
Tagged under: Shell | TotalEnergies | Trees | France
Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010
2019-10-24 by Sandra Laville in The GuardianReport comes amid calls for set up of firewall to protect politics from industry influence
Tagged under: BP | Lobbying | European Union | Oil Industry | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels
UK to use finance meant for green energy to support fracking in Argentina
2019-10-22 in The GuardianDocuments show government’s £1bn commitment in 2017 later prioritised support of major oil companies
Tagged under: Argentina | Renewable Energy | BP | Shell | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Oil firms to pour extra 7m barrels per day into markets, data shows
2019-10-10 in The GuardianProjected production surge in next 12 years to be led by Shell despite climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Chevron | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
2019-10-09 in The GuardianNew data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Africa | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
UK's big energy firms accused of failing to tackle climate crisis
2019-06-20 in The GuardianShell, BP and Centrica have talked of backing EU emissions target but withheld support
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Greenhouse Gases
The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia | Benjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran
2017-03-13 in The GuardianBenjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran: Corporate capture of academic research by the fossil fuel industry is an elephant in the room and a threat to tackling climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
Engaging with oil companies on climate change is futile, admits leading UK environmentalist
2015-01-15 in The GuardianAfter years working on sustainability projects with BP and Shell, Jonathon Porritt says he came to the conclusion it was ‘impossible’ for today’s oil and gas companies to adapt to the need to exit fossil fuels
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | BP | Shell | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Sustainability
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