Big Oil Braces for Climate Votes as Investor Pressure Mounts
Laura Hurst, Bloomberg News Idle drilling rigs near Midland, Texas, U.S, in February. Photographer: Matthew Busch/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) As Europeâs oil majors prepare to host their annual shareholder meetings, one topic is garnering almost all the attention.
Climate change looms large for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Total SE, with investors at all three energy giants calling for greater action. Shareholder resolutions on cutting carbon emissions are set to dominate this monthâs AGMs, even as the companies talk up their own, competing proposals.
As Europe s oil majors prepare to host their annual shareholder meetings, one topic is garnering almost all the attention.
(Bloomberg) As Europe’s oil majors prepare to host their annual shareholder meetings, one topic is garnering almost all the attention.
Climate change looms large for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Total SE, with investors at all three energy giants calling for greater action. Shareholder resolutions on cutting carbon emissions are set to dominate this month’s AGMs, even as the companies talk up their own, competing proposals.
Key activist group Follow This, which has been a thorn in their side in recent years, is putting forward a motion at BP on May 12 and Shell six days later, urging the companies to set emission goals aligned with the Paris Agreement.
ISS and Glass Lewis Support the Plan of Arrangement Between Battle North Gold Corporation and Evolution Mining Limited
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ISS ) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (
Glass Lewis ), two leading independent proxy advisory firms, have both recommended that Battle North shareholders vote
FOR the special resolution approving the acquisition of Battle North by Evolution Mining Limited (
Evolution ) as further described below at the upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 11, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) via live audio webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/207274698 (the
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