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Shell’s Greenpeace Lawsuit Mocked by Celebrities: “Seriously, Shell? What the Hell?”

Apr 1st, 2024
by John Donovan.
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Moreover, the letter condemns Shell’s recent strategic shift back toward increasing oil and gas production, deriding it as a profit-driven move that spells disaster for the planet.

Posted by John Donovan 1st April 2024

In a scathing open letter, a coalition of Hollywood A-listers led by Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, and Benedict Cumberbatch have slammed Shell for its “callous and vindictive” legal crusade against Greenpeace. The letter, signed by a slew of prominent figures including Greta Thunberg and supported by environmental groups like Extinction Rebellion, lambasts Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan for orchestrating “one of the biggest attacks on Greenpeace’s right to protest in the organisation’s 53-year history.” read more

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Greta Thunberg Dodges the Slammer as Judge Gives Thumbs Down to Police Shenanigans at Oil Gala Protest

Feb 3rd, 2024
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Posted by John Donovan: 3 Feb 24

In a plot twist worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster, Greta Thunberg and her band of eco-warriors were given a get-out-of-jail-free card by Westminster Magistrates’ Court today. Their crime? Daring to crash the fossil fuel fiesta known as the Energy Intelligence Forum, where oil magnates clinked their champagne glasses in glee. But alas, the Met Police played their part a tad too enthusiastically, slapping on ‘unlawful’ conditions faster than you can say “climate emergency.” read more

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Shell and BP: Plotting a Fossil Fuel Fairy Tale in Mega Merger Mania?

Nov 12th, 2023
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Posted on 12 November 2023 by John Donovan

In the high-stakes world of oil barons and carbon czars, Shell and BP might just be flirting with the idea of a fossil fuel marriage made in heaven. Because, in the grand world of big oil, bigger is always better, especially when everyone else is fretting over minor things like climate change and renewable energy.

Once upon a time, under the starry-eyed leadership of Lord John Browne, BP was the belle of the ball, scooping up Amoco and Arco in a transatlantic love affair. Meanwhile, Shell, not to be outdone and under Ben van Beurden’s watchful eye, waltzed with BG Group for a cool £36 billion in 2016. read more

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Whispers of a BP-Shell super merger

Oct 31st, 2023
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Posted by John Donovan: 31 October 2023

Once upon a time in a land far, far away from the reality of climate change, the noble knights of Big Oil gallantly rebranded their annual jamboree to “Energy Intelligence,” because, as we all know, changing your name changes your impact on the planet. Meanwhile, our heroes of the hour, Fossil Free London, were throwing a bit of a festive blockade party at the Intercontinental. You might’ve heard of Greta Thunberg? Yeah, she was there, got a badge of honor in the form of a public disorder charge. So large was the fiesta that Shell’s head honcho Wael Sawan had to resort to Zoom to address his oil-loving subjects. How… quaint. read more

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Shell’s Bold Move: Embracing Climate-Wrecking Fossil Fuels, Doubling Down on Profit

Jun 15th, 2023
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Posted by John Donovan 15 June 2023

Shell’s new leader takes a stand against the growing green movement, making it clear that the company’s commitment to the environment takes a backseat to their insatiable thirst for profits. Wael Sawan, who assumed the role of CEO earlier this year, has sent shockwaves through the eco-conscious community by announcing Shell’s abandonment of any plans to reduce oil production until 2030.

In a brazen move, Sawan not only halted the decline of oil production but also unveiled a plan to increase natural gas volumes, further exacerbating the climate crisis. This audacious decision has understandably triggered outrage among climate activists, who accuse Shell of shamelessly prioritizing their own financial gains over the well-being of the planet.

During an investor day in New York, Shell boasted of plans to boost shareholder distributions to an astonishing 30-40% of cash flow from operations, showing no regard for the urgent need to invest in green initiatives. Furthermore, they announced a staggering £3.9 billion share buyback scheme, while slashing spending to give the illusion of a more responsible company. It’s a classic case of greenwashing in action. read more

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Shell’s massive carbon capture facility in Canada emits far more than it captures, study says

Jan 24th, 2022
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Shell’s massive carbon capture facility in Canada emits far more than it captures, study says

Sam Meredith@SMEREDITH19
  • The “Quest” plant in Alberta, Canada, owned by oil giant Shell, has previously been touted as a “thriving example” of how CCS is working to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
  • However, an investigation by watchdog group Global Witness, showed that while 5 million tons of carbon dioxide had been prevented from escaping into the atmosphere at the plant since 2015, it released a further 7.5 million tons of greenhouse gases over the same period.
  • In response, a spokesperson for Shell told CNBC via email that the analysis was “simply wrong.”

One of the only facilities in the world that uses carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) to reduce the emissions of hydrogen production has been found to emit far more greenhouse gas emissions than it captures.

The Quest plant in Alberta, Canada, owned by oil giant Shell and designed to capture carbon emissions from oil sands operations and safely store them underground, has previously been touted as a “thriving example” of how CCS is working to significantly reduce carbon emissions. read more

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Joe Lycett vs The Oil Giant – John Donovan segment

Oct 25th, 2021
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By John Donovan

Channel 4 TV documentary Joe Lycett vs The Oil Giant which aired at 9pm in the UK, 24 Oct 2021. Segment featuring John Donovan. Related Wikipedia article. 

FROM CHANNEL 4 WEBSITE: Joe Lycett takes on Shell, as he investigates whether the oil giant is as eco-friendly as its advertising makes it out to be. Joe meets climate experts and investigates whether Shell are as eco-friendly as their advertising makes out, before making his own parody version of their ads. But will Shell sit up and listen? read more

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Extinction Rebellion protesters stage ‘die-in’ and refuse to leave Science Museum

Aug 30th, 2021
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Extinction Rebellion protesters stage ‘die-in’ and refuse to leave Science Museum

Mirror.co.uk: By Isobel Frodsham & Lorraine King

  • 19:49, 29 Aug 2021
  • UPDATED 20:07, 29 Aug 2021
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    Show us the plan: Investors push companies to come clean on climate

    Feb 24th, 2021
    by John Donovan.
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    Show us the plan: Investors push companies to come clean on climate

    By Simon Jessop, Matthew Green, Ross Kerber: FEBRUARY 24, 2021

    FILE PHOTO: Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a climate strike protest during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

    LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) – In the past, shareholder votes on the environment were rare and easily brushed aside. Things could look different in the annual meeting season starting next month, when companies are set to face the most investor resolutions tied to climate change in years. read more

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    Sneaky online censorship move by Shell Climate Change VP John MacArthur

    Nov 6th, 2020
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    Sneaky online censorship move by Shell Climate Change VP John MacArthur

    When I revisited MacArthur’s Linkedin page yesterday, I discovered that all trace of his remarks and the adverse comments they had attracted have vanished.

    By John Donovan

    John MacArthur leads Shell’s Group Carbon strategy, climate change and energy policy and carbon innovation. See screenshot below downloaded on 06 Nov 2020 from here

    John is not having a good week.

    A few days ago he posted comments on his Linkedin page promoting Shell’s new climate change campaign on social media. read more

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    ‘Greenwashing’ and ‘dirty tricks’: Shell sparks fierce backlash with emissions tweet

    Nov 4th, 2020
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    ‘Greenwashing’ and ‘dirty tricks’: Shell sparks fierce backlash with emissions tweet

    AOC and Greta Thunberg lead criticism of multinational fossil fuel firm

    Her tweet refers to executives at Shell who have publicly admitted they knew decades ago that burning fossil fuels would cause the planet to warm. Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said in a Time magazine interview this year: “Yeah, we knew. Everybody knew.”

    Harry Cockburn: 03 Oct 2020

    Multinational oil and gas company Shell – the second-largest investor-owned company in the world – is no stranger to the criticisms and concerns of the environmental movement, but this week, the energy giant inspired fresh anger with a tweet asking how people were reducing their emissions. read more

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    Oil giant Shell tries to hand off the climate-change fight to consumers and gets roasted

    Nov 4th, 2020
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    Oil giant Shell tries to hand off the climate-change fight to consumers and gets roasted by AOC, Greta Thunberg and thousands more

    By Rachel Koning Beals:

    We welcome the #energydebate, the oil major counters

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC had a poll for consumers this week: What habits are individuals willing to give up to cut emissions, it asked.

    A stampede of Twitter responses had a follow-up for the oil-and-gas super major: Are you serious?

    Some comments, which eventually topped 4,000 as of Tuesday, made note of the less than 200 poll responses (for an account that has some 550,000 followers) to this four-answer query: read more

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    Shell faces backlash on social media after deciding to wade into the debate on climate change and how best to tackle it

    Nov 4th, 2020
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    Shell faces backlash on social media after deciding to wade into the debate on climate change and how best to tackle it

    • Shell tweeted to ask users what they were willing to change to reduce emissions
    • Oil company seemed to suggest that other people’s behaviour was to blame
    • Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, 17, called Shell out for its part to play 

    By ISABELLA NIKOLIC FOR MAILONLINE: PUBLISHED: | UPDATED: 

    Shell has faced a backlash on social media by deciding to wade into the debate on climate change and how best to tackle it.

    The oil company, one of the biggest in the entire world, seemed to suggest that other people’s behaviour was to blame for damages to the environment. read more

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    Shell’s climate poll on Twitter backfires spectacularly

    Nov 3rd, 2020
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    Shell’s climate poll on Twitter backfires spectacularly

    Oil giant accused of gaslighting after asking users: ‘What are you willing to change?’

    Damian Carrington Environment editor: @dpcarrington: Tue 3 Nov 2020 13.09 GMT

    A climate poll on Twitter posted by Shell has backfired spectacularly, with the oil company accused of gaslighting the public.

    The survey, posted on Tuesday morning, asked: “What are you willing to change to help reduce emissions?”

    Though it received a modest 199 votes the tweet still went viral – but not for the reasons the company would have hoped. The US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one high-profile respondent, posting a tweet that was liked 350,000 times. read more

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    NEW YORK INTELLIGENCER: Shell Is Looking Forward

    Mar 4th, 2020
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    EXTRACTS (Entire New York Magazine article can be read here)

    Since 2017, when I published a book about American millennials, I’ve had the occasional cold call from corporations to come talk about my work, all but one of which I’ve turned down. But last fall, the Shell Scenarios team — as in Royal Dutch Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world — offered me £2,000 in exchange for a 15-minute talk and my participation in a group exercise. Its internal corporate think tank was holding a daylong conference about how generational change would affect the hopefulness projected in what the company calls the “Sky Scenario,” which it describes as “a technically possible but challenging pathway for society to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.” I’m not a climate expert, but apparently I qualify as a generational whisperer, at least to Shell, and to talk to me about global warming, the giant energy conglomerate wanted to fly me to London from Philadelphia, business class. I warned them that I couldn’t keep their money and asked if I’d need to sign an NDA. When they said no, I saw an opportunity to report on the oil company, undercover while in plain sight, without technically lying to anyone. It was too good to pass up. I said yes, then I emailed my editor. read more

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    3 Climate Change Student Conferences to Attend in 2020

    Feb 20th, 2020
    by John Donovan.
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    Climate change is one of the biggest concerns of humanity right now. Never in history, such changes have occurred so quickly and led to the results they do now. Today, the consequences of a hurricane over the Caribbean islands can be felt in Australia. The entire world is affected like never before.

    Greta Thunberg has made it common for young people to speak about climate change with adults. Student engagement in pro-climate movements has largely increased. It is not purely research work that evaluates the impact of changes. Such a job can be done by professionals from EssayPro.com Customer Research Paper Writing. It is more about taking a proactive position to prevent such changes from happening. read more

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