Reacting to the news that Shell made over $6 billion (£4.65 billion) in third quarter profits, Aakash Naik, Campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: “In just the last three months, Shell banked over £4 billion and are promising even more to shareholders in buybacks. In the same period, hurricanes and storms supercharged by the burning of fossil fuels have killed thousands, displaced millions and caused billions in damage around the world. The disconnect is startling.

“As the oil industry grumbles about oil price turbulence, flood-ravaged communities from Valencia to Manila are wondering how they will ever afford to rebuild. Upcoming international climate talks are an opportunity to right this brazen injustice: it’s time for leaders to take bold action to force the industry to stop drilling and pay up for the immense harm it is doing to people and planet.”