Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) is an integrated group of companies, with operations in over 130 countries and territories that deliver a wide range of oil, gas and petrochemical solutions to customers. So thinking about both the challenge and the opportunity of climate change is very important to us.

“For us, as a company, the scientific debate about climate change is over. The debate now is about what we can do about it. Businesses, like ours, should turn CO₂ management into a business opportunity and lead the search for responsible ways to manage CO₂, use energy more efficiently and provide the extra energy the world needs to grow. But that also requires concerted action by governments to create the long-term, market-based policies needed to make it worthwhile to invest in energy efficiency, CO₂ mitigation and lower carbon fuels. With fossil fuel use and CO₂ levels continuing to grow fast, there is no time to lose.”
Jeroen van der Veer
Chief Executive

We are committed to helping meet the world’s diverse future energy needs in environmentally and socially responsible ways. By 2050 this could double, as the population grows and developing countries expand their economies. Shell’s latest Strategic Energy Scenarios make clear, fossil fuels will continue to provide the majority of the world’s growing need for energy for decades to come. They remain the most convenient and affordable source of energy we have and the only one currently available on the enormous scale needed. That makes managing CO₂ emissions from coal, oil and natural gas critical to addressing man-made climate change. We were one of the first energy companies to acknowledge the threat of climate change; to call for action by governments, our industry and energy users; and to take action ourselves. We are taking a six-pronged approach:

• Increasing the efficiency of our operations
• Establishing a substantial capability in Carbon Capture and Storage
• Continuing to research and develop technologies that increase efficiency and reduce emissions from our operations
• Developing low-CO₂ scources of energy including natural gas and low-CO₂ fuel options, wind energy, hydrogen, second generation biofuels and next generation solar
• Helping manage energy demand by growing the market for products and services - like fuel economy formulations for our petrol and high-efficiency lubricants
• Actively encouraging governments to provide an effective international policy framework for managing CO₂ and other greenhouse gases. It is clear that voluntary actions like setting emissions targets are not enough.

For further information visit -  www.shell.com/responsibleenergy  or  www.shell.com/scenarios