Proof Positive

How Shell's Carbon Neutral Fuel Actually Works (Spoiler: It Doesn't)

Published: July 25, 2026

Duration: 11:58

What if I told you that Shell customers paid $300 million extra for "carbon neutral" fuel that might not actually be carbon neutral at all? In this episode, Daniel Torres exposes how Shell's green marketing campaign turned into one of the biggest corporate scams of the decade, complete with forest offset credits that don't work and markups that'll make your head spin. On Proof Positive, we break down the math behind Shell's carbon credit shell game - how they bought credits for pennies and sold them to customers at 10 to 50 times the cost. You'll learn why 85% of forest offset projects fail...