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Title: Shell’s ambition to be a net-zero emissions energy business
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Shell has set itself an ambition to become by 2050 or sooner a net-zero emissions energy business.
Shell’s ambition to be a net-zero emissions energy business Transcript
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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.
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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 recognise the need to change. We must also work with our customers as they make changes too.
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Our approach
Shell is improving our own operations over time, addressing energy efficiency and capturing or offsetting unavoidable greenhouse gas (GHG) 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 others to address emissions in different sectors.
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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
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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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At Home
In Great Britain, we provide hundreds of thousands of homes with 100% certified renewable electricity as standard.
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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.
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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.
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For Business
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For Business
MP2 Energy, part of Shell, is using advanced technologies to help businesses and organisations get the energy they need with fewer emissions.
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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.
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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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Capturing emissions
Our Quest carbon capture and storage facility in Canada has captured and safely stored over 5 million tonnes of CO2.
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Heavy-duty road transport sector
We offer nature-based carbon credits to business customers operating heavy- and light-duty fleets in 10 countries across Europe and Asia.
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Aviation Sector
Amazon Air has secured up to six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel – made partly from biomass and waste – supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy.
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Shipping Sector
Together with Deloitte, we’ve captured the industry view of how to decarbonise shipping.
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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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See more examples
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Thank you for exploring
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