According to the CEO of Shell Plc, governments must impose taxes on energy producers to help the most vulnerable citizens cope with the skyrocketing cost of fuel.

Shell Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden stated at the Energy Intelligence Forum, a significant gathering of oil and gas producers on Tuesday in London, "One way or another there needs to be government action."

Protecting the most vulnerable might require governments to impose taxes on the attendees in this room in order to pay for it.