Last week I presented a simple analysis of the temperature data over the last 50+ years which showed that there was good reason to think …
Category: Net zero emissions
Rapid progress for electric vehicles?
The last few weeks have brought great excitement for electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts with the announcement of the Tesla Model 3 and the subsequent filling …
Climate impact of energy system scenarios
Shell has over 40 years’ experience in developing energy scenarios*, but the expertise to assess the physical climate impacts of these doesn’t exist within the …
Going below zero
With the advent of the Paris Agreement, there is a new focus on net zero emissions. This is largely driven by a better understanding of …
It’s all about the transition
The ambition embodied within the Paris Agreement argues for the need to reach a state of net zero anthropogenic emissions around the middle of the …
Exploring the Paris Agreement – the new global goal
The highlight of the Paris Agreement is without question the ambition embodied within it. This had its foundation with the Alliance of Small Island States …
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COP21: A Pathway for 1.5°C
The case for limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2°C was made many years ago and finally agreed at COP16 in Cancun in 2010. …
COP21: Targets, goals and objectives
As the negotiators struggle on in Paris at COP21, the question of the long term goal has emerged. What should it be, how should it …
One million tonnes of CO2
The first week of November sees Shell officially open its first major carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility, the Quest project. It is in Alberta, …
After the INDCs, is 2°C possible?
The last few weeks have seen a flood of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) arrive at the UNFCCC offices in Bonn, presumably to be included …
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