2020
Shell welcomes the EU’s Green Deal
February, 2020
In a submission to the European Commission’s consultation on the Climate Law, Shell expressed support for the target to achieve climate neutrality in the European Union by 2050.
New homes in the UK should be net zero
February, 2020
Shell UK Country Chair Sinead Lynch agrees with the Committee on Climate Change that by 2050 the vast majority of homes in the UK must use low-carbon heat.
The Georgetown Transportation and Climate Initiative in the USA
February, 2020
Shell comments on The Georgetown Transportation and Climate Initiative High Level Framework For A Draft Regional Policy Proposal To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Pollution.
2019
Why methane emissions reduction must be a core focus of the EU’s decarbonisation strategy
December, 2019
Shell encourages the EU to consider ambitious policies and incentives to drastically reduce methane emissions to near-zero from all natural gas used in Europe.
How Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could work
December, 2019
This note sets out Shell’s views on how Article 6 could work and key considerations for it to be effective. Shell shared this note with stakeholders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid.
The Georgetown Transportation and Climate Initiative in the USA
November, 2019
Shell comments on The Georgetown Transportation and Climate Initiative High Level Framework For A Draft Regional Policy Proposal To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Pollution.
Shell supports direct regulation of methane emissions in the USA
November, 2019
Shell calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA to continue the direct regulation of methane emissions. The letter also highlights Shell’s commitment and actions to tackle methane emissions.
Shell supports action to address carbon emissions in the USA
September, 2019
Shell Oil Company responds to the House Energy and Commerce Committee questionnaire on reducing carbon pollution towards a clean economy in the USA by 2050. The response highlights the importance of an economy-wide carbon pricing mechanism.
Shell supports climate accord in the Netherlands
September, 2019
Shell Nederland supports a climate accord in the Netherlands which aims to decrease the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 49% by 2030 compared with its emissions in 1990.
Shell CEO supports proposal for net-zero emissions in Europe by 2050
July, 2019
Ben van Beurden speaks about the European Commission’s proposal for the European Union to target net-zero emissions by 2050, and the action that can help it happen.
Shell supports net-zero emissions in UK by 2050
May, 2019
Shell UK Country Chair Sinead Lynch supports calls by the UK Committee on Climate Change for the UK to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Shell supports the direct regulation of methane in the USA
March, 2019
The President of Shell Oil Company, Gretchen Watkins, calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA to continue the direct regulation of methane emissions. She says that Shell recognises methane emissions as a critically important climate issue.
