Category Archives: Shell

1995 Shell Briefing Service “Energy in Profile”

This document is a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents. Interested in more Shell documents? Full index here. Share this post on your feed Twitter Facebook Google+

1995 Shell Venster (Shell Window) magazine

This document, a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents, is a principally Dutch publication dealing with fossil fuel consumption and climate change. Interested in more Shell documents? Full index of this trove here. Share this post on your feed […]

1995 Shell Management Brief “Climate Change”

In February 1995, a management briefing titled “Climate Change” was internally circulated by the Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (“Shell”). This document, unearthed by Jelmer Mommers from journalism platform De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, appears to build off of research from “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect” report (1994). Information from both reports […]

1995 Report “Shell and the Environment”

“Shell and the Environment” is a 1995 document unearthed by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents. Listing the “role of industry associations,” “environmental related expenditure[s],” and climate change policy, this document reflects Shell’s take on the “prerogative and responsibility of society” surrounding environmental protection. 1995 Report […]

1994 Shell Report “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect – A review of scientific aspects”

In December 1994, Royal Dutch Shell’s (“Shell”) Environmental Advisor, Peter Langcake published a scientific update titled “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect: A review of the Scientific Aspects.” Unearthed by Jelmer Mommers from journalism platform De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, this report outlined the company’s “major developments in scientific understanding and the implications […]

1994 Shell Selected Paper “Energy for Development”

This paper by Shell’s Group Planning Director Peter Kassler, a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents, reflects the company’s perspective on global energy sources and consumption. As it related to environmental issues, the author relied on “market instruments leading […]

1994 Shell Statement of General Business Principles

This is a 1994 Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) Statement of General Business Principles. This document is a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents. 1994 Shell Statement of General Business Principles (PDF) 1994 Shell Statement of General Business Principles (Text) Interested in more […]

1994 Nightline Special “Is Science for Sale?”

On February 24th, 1994, ABC’s Nightline aired a news segment titled, “Is Science for Sale?” Its host, Ted Koppel, explained the piece was prompted by a conversation with then Vice President Al Gore. The segment features many prominent climate change deniers including: Fred Singer of the Science and Environmental Policy Project, Ron Arnold of the […]

1994 Shell Speech “Environmental action – a shared responsibility”

This speech, “Environmental action – a shared responsibility,” was delivered by then Managing Director of Mark Moody Stewart at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ second international conference on “health, safety, and the environment in oil and gas exploration and production.” A part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a […]

1994 Shell Briefing Service on population, energy and environment

This 1994 briefing document, intended for inter-company distribution, covers the relationship between population, energy, and environment. A part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents, this sheds light on the company’s realized global impacts of climate change and future energy demand. […]