SHELL’S - FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION: - STILL PUSHING THE WORLD TOWARDS CLIMATE CHAOS

SHELL’S FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION: STILL PUSHING THE WORLD TOWARDS CLIMATE CHAOS 3 INTRODUCTION This briefing exposes the scale and implications of Shell’s fossil fuel extraction assets and potential expansion plans – and how they conflict with Shell’s obligation, under the Dutch court verdict handed down in May 2021, to align its business plans with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. [...] IfShellproceedswithdeveloping SHELL’S FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION: STILL PUSHING THE WORLD TOWARDS CLIMATE CHAOS 5 WHY NEW FOSSIL FUEL Preserving life for people and ecosystems requires keeping the vast majority of oil, fossil gas, and coal in the ground.4 Fossil fuels are the DEVELOPMENT IS largest cause of global heating.5 At just over 1°C of global average temperature rise above pre-industrial level. [...] SHELL’S FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION: STILL PUSHING THE WORLD TOWARDS CLIMATE CHAOS 7 SHORT OVERVIEW Although Shell has known about the dangers of the greenhouse OF SHELL’S gasses associated with its products for decades, it wasn’t until the autumn of 2017 that Shell launched its first climate ambition13. [...] SHELL’S FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION: STILL PUSHING THE WORLD TOWARDS CLIMATE CHAOS . [...] SHELL’S FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION: STILL PUSHING THE WORLD TOWARDS CLIMATE CHAOS .