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In 1989, Shell redesigned a $3-billion natural gas platform in the [[North Sea]], raising its height one to two meters, to accommodate an anticipated [[sea level rise]] due to [[Climate change|global warming]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lieberman |first1=Amy |last2=Rust |first2=Susanne |date=31 December 2015 |title=Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121025207/http://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/ |archive-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> In 2013, Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported emissions of 81 million metric tonnes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Dutch Shell PLC – AMEE |url=https://www.amee.com/companies/006723599-royal-dutch-shell-plc#/tabs/environmental |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111184818/https://www.amee.com/companies/006723599-royal-dutch-shell-plc#/tabs/environmental |archive-date=11 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>
In 1989, Shell redesigned a $3-billion natural gas platform in the [[North Sea]], raising its height one to two meters, to accommodate an anticipated [[sea level rise]] due to [[Climate change|global warming]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lieberman |first1=Amy |last2=Rust |first2=Susanne |date=31 December 2015 |title=Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121025207/http://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/ |archive-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> In 2013, Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported emissions of 81 million metric tonnes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Dutch Shell PLC – AMEE |url=https://www.amee.com/companies/006723599-royal-dutch-shell-plc#/tabs/environmental |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111184818/https://www.amee.com/companies/006723599-royal-dutch-shell-plc#/tabs/environmental |archive-date=11 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>
In 2017, Shell sold non-compliant foreign fuel to consumers.
In 2020, the Northern Lights CCS project was announced, which is a joint project between Equinor, Shell and Total, operating in the European Union (Norway) and aiming to store liquid CO2beneath the seabed.
Environmentalists have expressed concern that Shell is processing oil from the Amazon region of South America. In the United States, the Martinez refinery (CA) and the Puget Sound Refinery (WA) carry Amazonian oil. In 2015, 14% of the Martinez refinery's gross, at 19,570 barrels per day, came from the Amazon.
In 2021, Shell was ranked as the 10th most environmentally responsible company out of 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Circle in the Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI).
In December 2021, Royal Dutch Shell decided to move ahead with seismic tests to explore for oil in humpback whale breeding grounds along South Africa's eastern coastline. On 3 December 2021, a South African high court struck down an urgent application brought by environmentalists to stop the project, which will involve a vessel regularly firing an air gun that produces a very powerful shock wave underwater to help map subsea geology. According to Greenpeace Africa and the South African Deep Sea Angling Association, this could cause "irreparable harm" to the marine environment, especially to migrating humpback whales in the area.

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Presentation of Shell Oil Company contribution to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation at the Foundation's Celebrating the Great Outdoors fundraising event, 2005

Shell's public rhetoric and pledges emphasize that the company is shifting towards climate-friendly, low-carbon and transition strategies.[1] However, a 2022 study found that the company's spending on clean energy was insignificant and opaque, with little to suggest that the company's discourse matched its actions.[1]

In 1989, Shell redesigned a $3-billion natural gas platform in the North Sea, raising its height one to two meters, to accommodate an anticipated sea level rise due to global warming.[2] In 2013, Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported emissions of 81 million metric tonnes.[3]

In 2017, Shell sold non-compliant foreign fuel to consumers.

In 2020, the Northern Lights CCS project was announced, which is a joint project between Equinor, Shell and Total, operating in the European Union (Norway) and aiming to store liquid CO2beneath the seabed.

Environmentalists have expressed concern that Shell is processing oil from the Amazon region of South America. In the United States, the Martinez refinery (CA) and the Puget Sound Refinery (WA) carry Amazonian oil. In 2015, 14% of the Martinez refinery's gross, at 19,570 barrels per day, came from the Amazon.

In 2021, Shell was ranked as the 10th most environmentally responsible company out of 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Circle in the Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI).

In December 2021, Royal Dutch Shell decided to move ahead with seismic tests to explore for oil in humpback whale breeding grounds along South Africa's eastern coastline. On 3 December 2021, a South African high court struck down an urgent application brought by environmentalists to stop the project, which will involve a vessel regularly firing an air gun that produces a very powerful shock wave underwater to help map subsea geology. According to Greenpeace Africa and the South African Deep Sea Angling Association, this could cause "irreparable harm" to the marine environment, especially to migrating humpback whales in the area.

  1. 1.0 1.1 Li, Mei; Trencher, Gregory; Asuka, Jusen (16 February 2022). "The clean energy claims of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell: A mismatch between discourse, actions and investments". PLOS ONE. 17 (2): e0263596. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1763596L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0263596. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 8849545. PMID 35171938.
  2. Lieberman, Amy; Rust, Susanne (31 December 2015). "Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "Royal Dutch Shell PLC – AMEE". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.