108. Climate, Fossil Fuels and the Future of Shell with Ben van Beurden

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, something different. An exclusive interview with</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In May 2021, the District Court in The Hague delivered its landmark ruling in the climate change case filed against Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”). In her ruling on the case, Judge Larisa Alwin ordered Shell to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions</span> <strong>45% by 2030 from 2019 levels.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The court found that Shell’s existing carbon mitigation strategy was</span> <strong>“not concrete and is full of conditions ... that's not enough.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">” The court also ruled that Shell is responsible for emissions from its customers and suppliers, known as scope 3 emissions, and further that Shell’s activities constituted a threat to the</span> <strong>“right to life”</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <strong>“undisturbed family life,”</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">as set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, what next? Pending an appeal to the case, how is Shell going to follow the court ruling to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions</span> <strong>45% by 2030?</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">We sit down with Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Plc to discuss what the decisive decade looks like for oil and gas majors.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christiana + Tom’s book</span> <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">‘The Future We Choose’</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is available now!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter:</span> <a href= "https://www.getrevue.co/profile/globaloptimism/issues/signals-amidst-the-noise-climate-action-news-from-global