Shell Publishes New Report On Strategy For Energy Transition

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) today published a report outlining how its strategy should enable it to thrive as the world transitions to lower-carbon energy. The Shell Energy Transition Report describes its understanding of the transition and what it means for the company. It also explains how Shell has designed its strategy not only to be a world-class investment case, and to sustain its societal license to operate, but also to manage climate change-related risks and maximize opportunities through the transition.

What may be of particular interest to lubricant marketers are Shell’s views about the penetration of electric vehicles in the global market. The Electric Vehicles and Impact on Liquid Fuels section of the Shell Energy Transition Report states “Shell’s Mountains, Oceans and Sky scenarios show a rise in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in the next few decades.” The trend is fastest in Shell’s “Sky” Scenario (the most rapid transition to lower-carbon energy) where the report states “… more than half of global new passenger car sales are electric by 2030. By 2050, consumers in this scenario will not be able to buy an internal combustion engine (ICE) anywhere in the world.”