'We must change': Shell CEO lays down oil giant's climate ambition

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Ben van Beurden delivers speech in Texas emphasising need for company to shift business towards a low carbon future, but stresses oil and gas demand will remain strong for years to come

Addressing a crowd of energy executives in Texas yesterday, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said he believes climate change is the "biggest" question facing the global oil and gas industry, admitting the oil...

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