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Shell

July 2024

  • A shell refinery near Anacortes, Washington.

    Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics

    Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of plastic waste into oil each year, but now says goal is unfeasible
  • Logo at a Shell petrol station in London.

    Shell to take hit of up to $2bn on Rotterdam and Singapore sites

    Oil firm’s warning comes after it had to halt work on Europe’s largest biofuel project and sell refinery in Asia
  • the yellow and red shell logo atop a green petro pump nozzle

    Shell to pause construction of huge biodiesel plant in Rotterdam

    Technical difficulties blamed for new blow to firm’s sustainable energy plans

June 2024

  • An underwater view of a lot of plastic garbage, including a plastic bag, a plastic bottle and small bits of plastic.

    Big oil uncovered
    Plastics companies blocked mitigation efforts and may have broken US laws – study

    Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms

May 2024

  • Yellow and red shell logo on white sign, with blue sky in the background

    Shell urged to clarify climate targets as it braces for shareholder rebellion

    NBIM, one of oil group’s largest investors, calls for ‘additional disclosures’ about green commitments ahead of AGM
  • the bright yellow, orange trimmed shell logo before a blue sky

    Shell reveals $3.5bn share buyback as it faces AGM showdown over emissions

    Group of major shareholders plans to table resolution, accusing company of watering down climate pledge
  • The City of London skyline in London

    Business live
    UK to be slowest-growing G7 economy next year, warns OECD – as it happened

    Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the OECD cuts UK growth forecasts to back of G7 pack for 2025

April 2024

  • composite image of a university campus with a tower lined up next to an oil refinery spewing smoke

    Big oil uncovered
    Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

  • Shell Netherlands president and CEO Frans Everts.

    Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Is Shell trying to kill the London stock market?

    Nils Pratley
  • Ben van Beurden

    Shell’s former chief fuels fears it could quit London for New York

  • Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016

  • Emma Thompson and Greta Thunberg among critics of Shell’s Greenpeace case

March 2024

  • A pilot flame burns atop a Shell refinery.

    Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds

    Global witness analysis suggests 11.5 million deaths could be caused by burning of fuel produced by 2050
  • A man shops for dairy products at a Whole Foods grocery store in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 14 February.

    Business live
    US retail sales bounce back in February; producer prices rise more than expected – as it happened

    US data dampens expectations of early interest rate cuts
  • A Shell-operated oil platform in the North Sea.

    Shell waters down emissions cut pledge despite crucial climate decade

    Energy company now says it aims for 15-20% reduction by 2030, rather than previous target of 20%

February 2024

  • Red and yellow shell logo against a yellow background

    Big oil uncovered
    ‘A Trojan horse of legitimacy’: Shell launches a ‘climate tech’ startup advertising jobs in oil and gas

    Onward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel firms’ greenwashing plan
  • A woman walks past a sign on polluted land warning of contamination in the Niger Delta.

    Shell must clean up pollution before it leaves Niger delta, report says

    Firm told it must take responsibility for toxic legacy of pollution and safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure
  • Greenpeace activists dressed as Shell board members hold a mock profits party behind a burning sign reading ‘Your Future’ during a protest outside Shell's headquarters in London.

    Shell to raise dividends again despite 30% fall in annual profits

    Plan to raise shareholder payouts by 4% follows surprise $7.3bn profit in final quarter despite fall in gas prices

January 2024

  • The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023

    Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

    Investors including UK’s biggest pension scheme agree to back call for oil firm to set bigger emissions targets
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