Shell Introduces a Global Portfolio of Carbon Neutral Lubricants

Our Official Partners, Shell continues to lead the way when it comes to sustainability in the energy sector with the recent launch of carbon neutral lubricants across some of their key markets around the world.

Offsetting Annual Emissions of Advanced Synthetic Lubricants

Shell have announced it will offer customers carbon neutral lubricants across a range of products for passenger cars, heavy duty diesel engines and industrial applications, with the aim to offset the annual emissions of more than 200 million litres of advanced synthetic lubricants. This is expected to compensate around 700,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions per year, which is equivalent to taking approximately 340,000 cars off the road for one year.

Net Zero Emissions by 2050

“Shell has set a target to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, in step with society and our customers,” said Carlos Maurer, Executive Vice President, Global Commercial at Shell. “We know our customers are looking for ways to reduce their net carbon footprint, and as the world’s leading lubricants supplier we have an important role to play. That is why I am pleased to announce the largest carbon neutral programme in the lubricants industry, and one that compensates for the full lifecycle emissions of our products. From today, our consumers, commercial drivers and industrial customers can now enjoy the benefits of improved engine performance and better fuel efficiency in a carbon neutral way.”

Shell Lubricants’ Multi-Year Strategy

This represents a key milestone in Shell Lubricants’ multi-year strategy to help customers manage their sustainability needs and its ambition to reduce the carbon intensity of its products by avoiding, reducing, and offsetting emissions. Since 2016, Shell has reduced the carbon intensity of its lubricants manufacturing by over 30%, and over 50% of electricity used in its lubricant blending plants now comes from renewable sources. Shell is also reducing packaging waste from lubricants products at scale by increasing the use of recycled materials and exploring more sustainable packaging solutions across its supply chains.

While measures to avoid and reduce emissions offer the best way to tackle emissions in the long term, until scalable solutions are deployed, carbon offsetting programmes provide an immediate solution to balance CO₂e emissions across Shell’s portfolio and value chain. Shell’s global portfolio of nature-based carbon credits will compensate CO₂e emissions from the entire lifecycle of these products, including the raw materials, packaging, production, distribution, customer use and product end of life.

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