THE GUARDIAN
It’s time to nationalize Shell.
Private oil companies are no longer fit for purpose
By Johanna Bozuwa and Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò: Mon 7 June 2021
It has been a bad month for big oil. A Dutch court just ruled that Shell must cut its carbon pollution by 45% by 2030. The court’s decision has rightly been celebrated: it is a much more stringent requirement than the ineffective regulations imposed to date.
Private oil and gas companies are finally up against the wall. Shell has promised to appeal the Dutch court decision, but oil prices went negative last year and put companies on bankruptcy notice…
Nationalization is the best shot the world has got to decommission a recalcitrant industry in time to stave off climate disaster. And it is an opportunity to build something better in its place.
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