Today is Shell’s AGM, where the company will try and spin to its shareholders and the wider public that it is leading the climate fight and race to net zero. But its all a climate charade. Its all a lie.
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Shareholders criticise Exxon for “putting itself and its investors at risk” over climate
The oil giant may have its man of choice in the White House and its old boss as Secretary of State, but Exxon is once again coming under pressure over its stance on climate change.
Hey Rex: “Real Men – They Discover Renewables”
The boss of oil giant Exxon, Rex Tillerson, will be an “oil man” until the day he dies. And on yesterday’s performance at the company’s AGM this old oil dinosaur is not going green anytime soon.
And for Shell We Present an “Erratum”
Sometimes the best protests are the most simple and symbolic. Yesterday, Shell’s shareholders and senior management at the company’s AGM in the Hague were presented with an “erratum” to the company’s recent Annual Report. The spoof report by Friends of the Earth looks like a real Shell report, until you start to read it. For … Read More
Shell Faces Shareholder Revolt
It’s amazing really that shareholders in Big Oil really only ever seem to care about the size of the bonuses of the top executives or the size of their reserves. The fact that their investments are fuelling climate change is not a concern for mainstream investors.
“Hands Off Iraqi Oil” Protest @ Shell AGM
Anyone with time on their hands and a conscience in their heart should head down to Shell’s AGM tomorrow, to join the Corporate Pirates, listen to music from The Carbon Town Crier or comedy from Hands ON Iraqi Oil. Go and show solidarity with the people of Rossport Ireland, Nigeria, Canada and beyond, who are … Read More
Exxon Faces Shareholder Revolt over Climate Change
Shell is not the only company facing shareholder anger. ExxonMobil faces a shareholder revolt led by the billionaire Rockefeller family that also has the support of four significant British institutional investors. They are calling for a shake-up in the governance of the world’s biggest oil company.