Greenpeace reaction to Shell profits announcement

In response to news that Shell posted annual profits of £23.7 billion last year, Elena Polisano, head of Greenpeace UK's Stop Drilling, Start Paying campaign, said:

“Shell and its shareholders again raked in tens of billions from fueling the climate crisis last year. This resulted in destructive flooding, which fragmented communities from Wales to the Philippines, and fanned the flames of the most expensive wildfires in California's history, leaving ordinary people to face the devastation of their communities and huge financial costs.

“The world is approaching breaking point. Oil companies like Shell are causing the climate crisis, and they have the billions necessary to fund the clean-up of homes and communities - yet they don't pay a penny for the loss and damage they cause. The UK government must act in the interests of the people it represents and make fossil fuel companies - not taxpayers - pay for the damage caused by flooding and other climate disasters.”