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Investment giant challenges Exxon and Chevron on climate crisis.
business2 years ago

Investment giant challenges Exxon and Chevron on climate crisis.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest investor in the stock market, will back calls for ExxonMobil and Chevron to set more aggressive emission reduction targets proposed by climate activist group Follow This at the companies' annual shareholder meetings. The group has called on the companies to set more ambitious targets for cutting their "scope 3" emissions by the end of the decade. The fund also called for the resignation of Chevron CEO Mike Wirth and ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods as chairmen of the companies' boards.

Climate Activists Target U.S. Banks with Protests Ahead of Annual Meetings
environment2 years ago

Climate Activists Target U.S. Banks with Protests Ahead of Annual Meetings

Climate activists spray painted graffiti on Citigroup and Bank of America offices in New York, accusing the banks of being "climate criminals" a day before their annual shareholder meetings. The protesters represented groups that included Climate Organizing Hub, Extinction Rebellion, Green Faith, Oil and Gas Network and Stop the Money Pipeline. Pressure has been building on major U.S. banks to commit to stopping funding for new fossil fuel projects.