Facebook removes Shell climate change ads
Facebook has taken down some Shell advertisements after they fell foul of its rules over transparency on climate change and environmental politics…
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November 3rd, 2020:
Facebook removes Shell climate change ads
Outlook darkens for North Sea oil and gas industry
Outlook darkens for North Sea oil and gas industry
TWO oil and gas majors provided votes of confidence in the North Sea last week but these may only provide cold comfort as the outlook for the sector gets ever bleaker.
On Tuesday BP underlined its belief in the exploration potential of the North Sea as it announced that it had returned to profit in the third quarter.
The giant included its successful bid for new North Sea exploration licences in a list of highlights for the three months to 30 September.
On the horizon: the end of oil and the beginnings of a low-carbon planet
On the horizon: the end of oil and the beginnings of a low-carbon planet
With demand and share prices dropping, Europe’s fossil fuel producers recognise that peak oil is probably now behind them
Even as economies slowly emerge from the financial fallout of the pandemic, the shift towards cleaner energy has gained pace. A sharp plunge in fossil fuel use will be followed in quick succession by a renewable energy revolution, which will occur at unprecedented pace. The tipping point for oil demand may have come and gone, and major oil companies are taking note.
Shell’s Twitter fail: We want YOU to solve climate change!
Shell’s Twitter fail: We want YOU to solve climate change!
It’s Election Day, and that means it’s time to choose people to solve the world’s biggest problems, like climate change. The oil giant Shell, however, wants to know how you are going to fix it.
On Monday, Shell put a poll on Twitter, asking “What are you willing to change to help reduce emissions?” The options: Offset your emissions, stop flying, buy an electric car, or choose renewable electricity.
Of course, that last choice — the most popular response by far — would be made a lot easier if Shell and other oil and gas companies decided to help. If they ditched fossil fuels and pivoted to clean energy sources, we wouldn’t even have a choice: Renewable electricity would become the default for everyone.
Shell’s climate poll on Twitter backfires spectacularly
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.
SHELL PRESENTED THE FIRST TELEVISION IN AUSTRALIA
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Extracted from page 02/153 of “A History of Royal Dutch Shell, volume 2” Powering the Hydrocarbon Revolution, 1939-1973.
In cities like London and New York, television had just begun to spread before the Second World War interrupted its development. Shell quickly perceived its value as an advertising medium and in 1949 sponsored the first full demonstration of television in Australia (above).
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