Ayer el diario británico The Guardian publicó en su primera como noticia principal una declaración del presidente de Shell: My fears for the planet. No es la típica afirmación de la cabeza de una de las mayores petroleras del mundo.
"His comments will enrage many in the oil industry, which is targeted by climate change campaigners because the use of its products spews out huge quantities of carbon dioxide, most visibly from vehicle exhausts.
His words follow those of the government's chief science adviser, David King, who said in January that climate change posed a bigger threat to the world than terrorism.
"You can't slip a piece of paper between David King and me on this position," said Lord Oxburgh, a respected geologist who replaced the disgraced Philip Watts as chairman of the British arm of the oil giant in March.
Companies including Shell and BP have previously acknowledged the problem of climate change and pledged to reduce their own emissions, but the issue remains sensitive, and carefully worded public statements often emphasise uncertainties over risks."
Si el presidente de Shell, un geologo que forma parte de la asociación científica más antigua y prestigiada del mundo, la Sociedad Real, afirma que le preocupa mucho el problema del cambio climático, valdría la pena preguntarnos: ¿y yo qué plan tengo? De repente parece que el día después de mañana no está tan lejos...
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