Shell Dialogues
Exploring the energy debate

The Global Energy Conversation Part II: Solutions to 2050

In November 2011, The Economist supported by Shell brought together energy experts for a live global conversation on the future of energy in a virtual roundtable using the latest telepresence technology.

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Recent debates, webchats and videos

Jeremy Rifkin: Can we get off carbon by 2040?

  Video

As part of the New Statesman’s eight-part “Perspectives on Energy” series, Jeremy Rifkin, economist, writer, political adviser and activist, discusses renewable energy and his new book, The Third Industrial Revolution.

For further information about the Perspectives on Energy series website click here.

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Using innovation to help meet the energy demand: solutions to extract more from existing fields

  Webchat

The world's demand for energy continues to grow due to population growth and improving standards of living.  At the same time, the days of "easy oil and gas" are over. To complement the drive to extract new resources in increasingly challenging environments it is also important to ensure that existing reservoirs yield their full potential.

The latest Shell Dialogues webchat explored the new technology solutions that exist to optimise output from established oilfields.

The transcripts are now available to download.

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Developing Arctic resources safely and responsibly

  Webchat

The Arctic is a unique environment and is home to indigenous people who depend on its resources for subsistence. Oil and gas reserves in the Arctic have been developed for decades and there is a huge potential for more. At Shell, we have been operating in the area for over 40 years and our work is centred on the safety of and respect for the local people and their environment. We also have a record of leading the development of technologies needed to overcome the challenges of developing oil and gas in the Arctic.

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