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Our climate ambition
Shell is aiming to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner.
We intend to meet our customers’ demand for cleaner energy, keeping in pace with society.
A journey
With this approach, we want to contribute to achieving a net-zero world, where society stops adding to the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere.
This supports the most ambitious goal to tackle climate change laid out in the Paris Agreement: to limit the rise in average global warming to 1.5°Celsius.
It is going to take a lot of work. And, today, Shell’s business plans will not get us to where we want to be. We are on a journey and recognize the need to change. We must also work with our customers as they make changes too.
Download Shell’s Climate Ambition video transcript (DOC 0.1MB)
Our approach
Shell is improving our own operations, addressing energy efficiency over time and capturing or offsetting unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions.
Most GHG emissions come from our customers’ use of our products. So we are also looking for ways to help customers cut their GHG emissions.
We play three roles
We are an energy provider
We are working to offer customers more, lower-carbon products, from renewable electricity to hydrogen. We aim to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy products we sell by 30% by 2035 and by 65% by 2050 compared with 2016, keeping in pace with society.
We play three roles
We are an energy user
We aim to be net-zero on emissions generated by all our operations, as well as on emissions associated with the energy we need to power them. Our ambition is that any greenhouse gas emissions from making our products that cannot be avoided – through energy efficiency or using lower-carbon fuel – will be balanced with removal from the atmosphere using technology and nature.
We play three roles
We are a partner for change
We are working with our customers to address the emissions created when they use products bought from us, as well as helping them find ways to reduce their overall carbon footprint. We are also coming together with businesses, governments and other experts to address emissions in different sectors.
What are we already doing?
While our business plans today will not get us to where we want to be, we are already changing.
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As an energy provider
On the move
We are meeting the growing needs of electric vehicle drivers – at home, at work or on the road. In total, we offer drivers access to more than 200,000 electric vehicle charging facilities in more than 30 countries.
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Electric-vehicle charging
As an energy provider
At home
In Great Britain, we supply hundreds of thousands of homes with 100% certified renewable electricity as standard.
Shell Energy
As an energy provider
For business
Shell has deals with large companies like Microsoft and Wells Fargo to provide them with renewable power to help them meet their renewable energy goals.
Microsoft Wells Fargo
As an energy provider
On the move
Through Raízen in Brazil, a joint venture with biofuels company Cosan, Shell is one of the world’s largest sugarcane ethanol producers.
Biofuels
As an energy provider
For business
MP2 Energy, part of Shell, is using advanced technologies to help businesses and organizations get the energy they need with fewer emissions.
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MP2
As an energy user
Using cleaner power
One of the largest renewable microgrids in the US helps power operations at the Shell Technology Center in Houston - doubling up as a testing ground for grid technology and battery storage while also providing the site with renewable solar energy.
As an energy user
Using new equipment and advanced technology for greater efficiency in our oil and gas operations
We are using drones in the Permian Basin, USA, to detect methane emissions and improve energy efficiency.
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Drone Programme
As an energy user
Capturing emissions
Our Quest carbon capture and storage facility in Canada has captured and safely stored over 5 million tonnes of CO2.
CCS Quest
As a partner for change
Working with Conservation Organizations
Shell is part of a reforestation project located across the Mississippi Delta that helps to restore habitats and clean water as well as supporting the local economy by offering alternative revenue streams. The project has reforested 120,000 acres of land and planted 42 million trees
Nature-based solutions
As a partner for change
Aviation sector
Amazon Air has secured up to 6 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel – made from biomass and waste – supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy.
Amazon
As a partner for change
Shipping sector
Together with Deloitte, we have captured the industry view of how to decarbonise shipping.
Deloitte/Shell shipping report
As a partner for change
Heavy road transport sector
We are collaborating with others to enable hydrogen trucks to operate out of the Port of Los Angeles, USA.
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