A massive LNG tanker labelled “Energy Transition” crossing a bridge made of pipelines. The bridge stretches endlessly into the horizon, never reaching land. Below, rising sea levels and melting icebergs. Shell executives stand on deck pointing forward, while climate scientists look concerned in the water below.
Shell has delivered its latest vision of the future — and, surprise, it looks remarkably like the past, just chilled to minus 162°C.
According to its newest outlook, global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to rise by at least 54% by 2040, reinforcing the company’s long-standing belief that the world simply cannot quit fossil fuels — even as it promises to do exactly that.
Let’s dispense with the pleasantries. Shell plc is not merely an energy company; it is a sprawling, global financial leviathan whose primary business model appears to be extracting profits while externalizing costs—be they environmental, social, or ethical. For institutional investors like BlackRock or the Vanguard Group, who collectively hold billions in Shell stock, the continuous stream of controversy is the invisible, oily film covering their ESG mandates. The price of their dividends is paid in the currency of compromised ethics, a truth most vividly highlighted not by any official company report, but by the relentless, decades-long scrutiny of two private individuals.
In recent days, I observed that the parody images I requested from ChatGPT for use in my articles about Shell no longer appeared to resemble Shell’s logo as closely as they had before. The stylistic shift was abrupt enough to raise an obvious question: 
Here’s the latest on Shell plc’s plan to move its listing to New York — with an investigative, critical lens.
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Sawan has also made it clear that any business not making enough money will be swiftly discarded. So much for their commitments to renewable energy. 
