"Shell International builds a set of global scenarios every three years to explore the overarching challengest arising from changes in the business environment that need to be faced by its businesses. These scenarios provide a useful context for testing our strategies and plans and help us to anticipate significant changes in the world around us. This booklet contains a summary of our most recent scenarios, which look out to 2020. We hope that these stories of the future help stimulate other journeys of exploration."