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October 6th, 2018:

Shell CEO: Support a price on carbon — but not at any cost

Jennifer Luxton / The Seattle Times: 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden

 Special to The Times

Can 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. read more

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Shell boost for electric car owners

The “Shell Recharge” network will make use of rapid 50kW chargersTONG YU/VCG

More petrol stations will be fitted with electric car charge points under a new nationwide plan.

Shell says that 30 new forecourts will have rapid chargers by the end of March, with a “significant” further expansion planned by the end of next year.

It is the biggest introduction of chargers in urban petrol stations and comes after fuel retailers have faced criticism for being too slow to adapt to the technology. Companies have been reluctant to provide chargers because of concerns that it takes up valuable space that could be used for petrol and diesel pumps. read more

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Customers quit First Utility, the supplier Shell bought to take on the Big Six

The electricity and gas supplier had to deal with almost 40,000 complaints in the second quarter of this year: GARETH FULLER/PA

The UK energy supplier acquired by Royal Dutch Shell as a vehicle for growth has lost tens of thousands of customers since agreeing the deal.

First Utility supplied gas and electricity to 805,000 UK households when it agreed in December to be taken over by the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, which said it would use it to challenge the Big Six suppliers. read more

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