Jennifer Luxton / The Seattle Times:
Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden
By Ben van Beurden: Special to The TimesCan an oil and gas company favor a price on carbon emissions while not endorsing every attempt to achieve one? Yes — but Initiative 1631 has some serious flaws.
It may seem counterintuitive for an oil and gas company to favor a scheme that would potentially make doing business more expensive. But Shell’s longstanding support for a government-led carbon price is based on our belief that a well-crafted policy would benefit all of us — society and industry.