Shell is a multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in London, one of the world's largest energy producers.
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Shell maintains massive fossil fuel operations while claiming net-zero transition, relying on intensity targets, carbon offsets, and selective Scope 3 reporting to obscure continued expansion. Scope 1+2 reductions are largely portfolio-driven divestments. The company actively opposes climate policy through trade associations and uses phantom carbon credits to greenwash liquefied natural gas growth.
Shell scores 17/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Shell joint 828th of 847 companies scored, and joint 10th of 16 in Oil & Gas.
Where Shell sits among oil & gas peers.
Among the 16 major oil & gas brands we've scored, Shell is tied =10th of 16, with 3 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
UK ASA banned Shell advertisements for greenwashing.
Only ~80kt Scope 2 reduction from purchased renewable electricity in 2022, negligible against 7Mt total Scope 2.
Has no SBTi-validated targets: SBTi does not currently validate targets for oil and gas companies.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Transparency & Accountability (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (1/10, 2/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Shell.
TotalEnergies reports granular emissions data but plans 3% annual oil and gas production growth through 2030, negating absolute emission reductions.
See the breakdown →Equinor is a fossil fuel operator claiming energy transition while expanding oil and gas production 10%+ by 2027.
See the breakdown →Exxon Mobil operates with minimal climate accountability.
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Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
8 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
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Shell is a multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in London, one of the world's largest energy producers. The company operates upstream oil and gas extraction, downstream refining and marketing, and petrochemicals divisions, with annual revenue of about $284 billion in 2024. Shell maintains operations across more than 70 countries and employs around 96,000 people (end of 2024).
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