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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Shell waters down emissions cut pledge despite crucial climate decade

A Shell-operated oil platform in the North Sea.
A Shell-operated oil platform in the North Sea. Shell says it will keep its oil production stable while growing its liquified natural gas business. Photograph: JJ Walters/Alamy

The energy company Shell has watered down a key green target as it prepares to defy climate experts by growing its liquified natural gas business and holding its oil production steady until 2030.

The company signalled that it may slow the pace of its emissions reductions for this decade by setting a new plan to reduce the carbon emissions intensity of the energy it sells by 15-20% by the end of the decade, compared with its previous target of 20%.

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