Shell urges government action on CO2 emissions

Royal Dutch Shell Plc chief executive Jeroen van der Veer will today ask governments to act swiftly to adopt new policies and mechanisms that promote lower CO2 emissions as part of society’s response to the threat of climate change. Speaking in Brussels at the European launch of the Shell Energy Scenarios, Mr. van der Veer will in particular call upon European policymakers to urgently put in place incentive measures to ensure the rapid development of techniques to store CO2 underground.