Shell UAE to offset CO2 emissions from World Future Energy Summit 2020

During WFES, which is hosted by Masdar as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability week and takes place from 13-16 January, Shell will use the data provided by the conference organiser to calculate the amount of CO₂ emissions generated and will compensate these emissions using carbon credits from its portfolio of nature-based carbon credits. Nature-based solutions, or natural climate solutions, are projects which protect, transform or restore natural ecosystems so that nature can absorb more CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere.

Shell has a geographically diverse portfolio of nature-based projects, including Cordillera Azul National Park Project in Peru and Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project in Indonesia. Each carbon credit is subject to a third-party verification process and represents the avoidance or removal of 1 tonne of CO₂.

As part of various carbon offsetting initiatives, Shell offers motorists in Europe carbon-neutral driving with Shell fuels. Customers are given the opportunity to support the protection and restoration of forests and wetlands that absorb carbon by offering carbon offsets. This means that for each tank of fuel customers buy, an equivalent amount of carbon credits is purchased to offset the emissions from the production, delivery and use of that fuel purchased.

Ali Al-Janabi, Country Chairman for Shell UAE, said, “Last year, Shell celebrated its 80th anniversary in the United Arab Emirates, themed ‘Honouring the past, Making the Future’. Our journey started in Abu Dhabi in 1939 and today Shell is collaborating with the UAE to reduce net carbon emissions, a step that is critical to all of us as we transition towards a more sustainable future.”

For media enquiries:

Hassan Almarashi
Head of Media Relations for Middle East & North Africa
Shell EP International Ltd
Tel: +971 4 705 5783
Cell: +971 56 226 0924
Hassan.Almarashi@Shell.com

Tamara Abdulhadi
Media Relations Adviser Middle East & North Africa
Shell EP International Ltd
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Tamara.Abdulhadi@Shell.com

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