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People and planet
We are using advanced technologies to help limit the impact of our operations on local communities and the environment through such measures as protecting wildlife and reusing waste products. In some places our innovative approach to social investment has brought better healthcare and other services to local people.
Sustainable development
Climate change
Shell was 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.
In this section
The universal language of safety
The safety track record during construction of the Pearl GTL plant in Qatar shows there are ways to shield workers from workplace hazards.
A quest for cleaner energy
Shell plans to use advanced technology to capture carbon dioxide for the first time from oil sands operations in Canada and store it safely underground.
Fuelling a passion for mobility
Wolfgang Warnecke has always been passionate about cars, trucks and motorcycles. Today he develops ever more efficient fuels and lubricants for Shell.
Cleaner air for the poorest homes
Millions of the world’s poorest people will breathe fresher air as a result of a unique partnership working to build a global industry in cleaner-burning cookstoves.
Boosting community health care in Nigeria
Thousands of people in Nigeria are benefiting from a new community health insurance scheme that makes medical treatment affordable.
Sulphur
With more sulphur than ever being extracted from oil and gas, Shell technology is developing new ways of putting this left-over product to good use.
Coal gasification
Shell technology can now turn virtually any coal – the world’s most abundant fossil fuel - into synthesis gas, a mix of hydrogen and carbon monoxide that burns as cleanly as natural gas.
Wind
Offshore wind farms and other wind power technologies are helping us capture one of the cleanest sources of energy available.
