Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europes largest oil producer, said regional mechanisms to reduce carbon dioxide output should be expanded into a global cap-and-trade system to ensure more companies are forced to curb emissions.
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Shell Calls for Global Expansion of Cap-and-Trade CO2 Programs
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Shell CEO urges Senate action on climate change
WASHINGTON Royal Dutch Shell Chairman Jorma Ollila on Thursday urged the U.S. Senate to make clear progress on legislation capping greenhouse gas emissions before international climate change negotiations in December.
Biofuel Industry Built From Scratch
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Shell Canada is succeeding where Edmonton and Ottawa have largely failed to date: it is trying to engage environmental groups to discuss Alberta's oilsands.
Shell spent $800K lobbying US government in 2Q
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BP and Shell warned to halt campaign against US climate change bill
Oil firms urged to leave American Petroleum Institute and halt political lobbying by Greenpeace
Terry Macalister Wednesday 19 August 2009 20.29 BST
Protesters in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, venting their feelings against the climate change bill Photograph: AP
BP and Shell are being told to tear up their membership of the American Petroleum Institute (API) in protest at the organisation’s attempts to incite a public backlash against Barack Obama‘s energy and climate change bill.
The two oil companies are also being asked to bring a halt to their own political lobbying in Washington in letters sent to their chief executives from Greenpeace and the Platform environmental group.
Shells institutionalised delusion
Another example of Shells institutionalised delusion that they are a player in the debate on the global energy future. At its most venal this was characterised by the dysfunctional and disingenuous corporate advertising of recent times that tried to suggest that Shell really cared about the energy mix and supported the development of renewable sources. Shells inevitable and predictable recent withdrawal from her Renewables business showed what a farce this was.
Ministers urged to act fast on green investment
Meanwhile, several energy companies, including Centrica, Shell and BP, have cut back on investments in UK renewables.
UK climate policy not up to scratch, warns CBI
The warning from the CBI follows a series of announcements by major energy companies, including Shell, BP and Centrica, that they would axe or reconsider investment in "low carbon" energy such as wind and solar power and carbon capture for coal-fired power stations.
Green growth: Guardian article by Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer
An effective and efficient response to global warming could also help to revive the world economy.
One last chance to save mankind
With his 90th birthday in July, a trip into space scheduled for later in the year and a new book out next month, 2009 promises to be an exciting time for James Lovelock. But the originator of the Gaia theory, which describes Earth as a self-regulating planet, has a stark view of the future of humanity.
Shell says early EU action needed to tackle climate change
Sir, Reaching a global agreement on the replacement for Kyoto is critical to helping address climate change. We strongly urge Gordon Brown to continue to press for a robust and effective European Union climate change package ahead of the European Council meeting this week.
BP, HP, Shell sign letter supporting emissions cuts
BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Hewlett-Packard and 137 other companies from around the world urged delegates at United Nations climate talks in Poland to commit to deep and rapid cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions.
Rudd’s carbon flop
Last week, the Monash Energy venture, a $5 billion project sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell and Anglo American to convert coal from Victorias Latrobe valley into cleaner liquid fuel was suspended because of rising costs.
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