Last week, Shell’s CEO announced a huge U-turn as he dropped Shell’s target to reduce oil production year on year until 2030.

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Hi John,
Last week, Shell’s CEO announced a huge U-turn as he dropped Shell’s target to reduce oil production year on year until 2030.

His excuse for this climate vandalism? He wants to “reward shareholders”. That’s right. The future of humanity risked once again to line the pockets of the wealthy. All whilst communities in the global south grapple with severe climate damage, and people across the UK worry about how to pay the bills.

We already knew that oil giants couldn’t be trusted to turn climate disaster around, now it’s clear they’re not even bothered about pretending. That’s why we need to demand that this government steps in and makes polluters like Shell pay for the damage they’re doing to our planet.

John, can you sign the petition?
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Billions of people in the global south are already facing climate chaos. Mexico has been rocked by a ‘killer’ heatwave this week that has already claimed lives. And in East Africa, people are dying every 30 seconds due to extreme drought and famine that has been ripping through the region since 2020.

These are not random events. Recent research found that climate change has made droughts in the Horn of Africa 100 times more likely.

The science is clear. Fossil fuel giants’ obsession with profit is causing this crisis. It’s unbelievable that Shell bosses think they can shelve even their limited climate plans when their greed is already putting so many lives at risk.

We know that rich countries in the global north are the most responsible for climate change. The UK is no different, being home to huge corporate polluters like Shell and BP.

And the UK’s responsibility goes back a long way – the British empire used slavery and colonial violence to control the economies of many countries in the global south for decades. It’s a major reason why they have less resources to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change today.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Technology exists to allow us to end our dependence on oil and gas. Governments have the power to force big polluters to take decisive steps away from fossil fuels as rapidly as the science requires.

And we have a strong united movement, ready to stand up and say no to corporate greed killing the planet and putting communities – particularly in the global south – at risk.

I know you want to demand our government uses their power for good. That’s why we need you to sign our petition and say enough is enough. It’s time to make polluters pay.
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Thank you for your support
Izzie McIntosh
Campaigner at Global Justice Now

MORE INFO

1. Shell drops target to cut oil production as CEO aims for higher profits ([link removed]) , Guardian, 14 June 2023
2. Fati N’zi Hassane and Reena Ghelani: In famine, ‘f’ is for failure ([link removed]) , Al Jazeera, 24 April 2023
3. Human-driven climate crisis fuelling Horn of Africa drought – study ([link removed]) , Guardian, 27 April 2023
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