David Hone – Chief Climate Change Advisor for Shell
In April 2020, much of the world worked from home or had their job impacted in some way by the emergence of the global pandemic. Amid the confusion, the Shell scenario team set about applying our skills to help our colleagues and stakeholders make some sense of the situation. Five years on, it’s worth a look back to see how we did.
Read More "Five years on from COVID-19 – a scenario perspective"
Three scenarios, Waves, Islands and Sky 1.5 explore the energy landscape out to 2100 and reveal very different possible pathways forward. All three are transformational in nature, with net-zero emissions now within sight, albeit on quite different timescales.
How might the 2020s unfold? Will we be blighted by COVID-19 for years to come? Or will the 2020s follow the pattern of the post-war, post-pandemic 1920s, which saw an economic boom and technological revolution, only to end in tears with the Great Depression? Read our new scenarios for some thoughts on this pandemic era.
