Shell’s ‘obscene’ $5bn profits reignite outrage amid climate crisis

Campaigners criticise plan to increase oil and gas production despite extreme heat in Europe

Shell has reignited outrage among climate activists by handing billions to its shareholders after making profits that campaigners have described as obscene".

Protests were held outside oil company's London headquarters on Thursday after it reported second-quarter profits of just over $5bn (3.9bn) in the same week that wildfires linked to the climate crisis burned across Mediterranean countries.