The Independent: Shell predicts two decades of rising energy prices
By Michael Harrison
07 June 2005
Worldwide energy prices are set to rise over the next two decades as individual countries become more concerned about ensuring security of supply and governments take a more pro-active role in dictating energy policy and regulating markets, according to the latest global outlook from the oil giant Shell.
Its “global scenarios” report, the first to be produced since the twin shocks of the terror attacks of 11 September 2001 and the Enron scandal, also suggests that Shell in common with other oil majors will place more emphasis on developing renewable energy sources such as wind and solar than extracting more hydrocarbons through unconventional means.
The report outlines three potential scenarios up to 2025. Under the first, “low trust globalisation”, world economic growth is assumed to be 3.1 per cent and as the process of globalisation continues, it is fettered by a much stronger regulatory role for governments and stricter curbs on cross-border movement of people, goods and knowledge. The second, “open doors”, envisages stronger growth of 3.8 per cent as the markets provide solutions to the twin crises of security and trust sparked by events such as 9/11 and Enron and the only restraint on exploiting new energy sources is the investment available.
The third, “flags”, depicts a world in which nation states retreat into their shells and conflicts put a brake on globalisation, resulting in annual growth of just 2.6 per cent.
Albert Bressand, the vice-president of global business environment at Shell and the report’s main author, said that under each of the scenarios security of supply assumed greater importance, “potentially leading to far more politicised energy relations and creating new sources of tensions among countries”.
The “flags” scenario may increase development of expensive forms of renewable energy, such as wind, as states sought to ensure indigenous supplies, the “open doors” scenario was likely to produce the biggest rise in the cost as growing demand drove up prices.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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