Shell´s Green Plan Is Underwhelming According to Critics
(WorldNews Environment)

A leading producer of fossil fuels, which last month announced its intention to reduce its contribution to the global warming stoked by society´s prodigal consumption of its products, may now be feeling a little crestfallen. Shell´s green plan leaves some critics saying the group´s figures don´t add up very impressively. Royal Dutch Shell pledged last month to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2035 and 50% by 2050, while investing US$1-2 billion per year in renewables, and electric vehicles between 2018 and 2020. The group said its announcement was a response to shareholder pressure and the targets in the Paris Agreement on cutting emissions. `Tackling climate change is a...