"‘Shell Knew’: Oil Giant's 1991 Film Warned Of Climate Change Danger"

"Public information film unseen for years shows Shell had clear grasp of global warming 26 years ago but has not acted accordingly since, say critics".

"The oil giant Shell issued a stark warning of the catastrophic risks of climate change more than a quarter of century ago in a prescient 1991 film that has been rediscovered.

However, since then the company has invested heavily in highly polluting oil reserves and helped lobby against climate action, leading to accusations that Shell knew the grave risks of global warming but did not act accordingly.

Shell’s 28-minute film, called Climate of Concern, was made for public viewing, particularly in schools and universities. It warned of extreme weather, floods, famines and climate refugees as fossil fuel burning warmed the world. The serious warning was 'endorsed by a uniquely broad consensus of scientists in their report to the United Nations at the end of 1990', the film noted."

Damian Carrington and Jelmer Mommers report for the Guardian February 28, 2017.

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