Shell's splashy announcement of a $500 million remediation fund for decommissioned platforms contradicts internal capital allocation reality. Financial filings reveal the company directed just 0.3% of expenditure to environmental cleanup while executive compensation packages reward production growth at 40% of bonus structures with zero performance metrics tied to remediation success—a textbook case of sustainability theater.
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