Oliegiganten er kommet under yderligere pres for klimatiltag. Reuters rapporterer fra generalforsamlingen:
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) shareholders overwhelmingly backed the company’s energy transition strategy on Tuesday, but increased support for a second climate resolution filed by an activist group pointed to growing pressure to tackle climate change.
A non-binding resolution submitted by Shell with the support of a large group of investors to vote on its recently unveiled climate strategy won 88.74% shareholder support at its annual general meeting (AGM) which was held online.
The plan, announced in February, aims to reduce planet-warming carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 by slowly reducing oil and gas output, growing its renewables and low-carbon business and offsetting emissions through carbon capturing technologies and measures such as forestation. nL1N2KH0LV]
Shell CEO Ben Van Beurden said at the AGM that the strategy, which will be updated every three years, was “comprehensive… rigorous and… ambitious.”
The vote comes on the same day the International Energy Agency (IEA) said investors should halt funding for new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by 2050. read more
Shell plans to grow its investment in low-carbon in the coming years, but at least 75% of its spending will continue to go towards oil and gas.
