Protests planned as Woodside climate plan goes to vote
by @MichaelWestBiz
@MichaelWestBiz— Australia’s leading environmental activist groups will be gathering outside the Crown Casino in Perth this morning as the country’s leading oil and gas company holds its annual general meeting. Activists from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), Market Forces and Environs Kimberley will be protesting Woodside Energy’s continued […]
@MichaelWestBiz—Activists protest as Woodside climate plan goes to vote. About 200 activists have protested outside the Crown Resort and Casino in Perth as Woodside Energy shareholders debated whether to re-elect its chairman and if they should approve a climate transition plan environmentalists say is insufficient. Flanked by police, they peacefully marched about 300 metres into the complex holding placards with anti-Woodside messaging on Wednesday. […]
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The Guardian—Major investors leading push against Woodside’s climate plans ahead of AGM. Norway’s KLP and the UK’s LGIM among those who say they have concerns over energy giant’s carbon transition goalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWoodside Energy is facing the prospect of an overwhelming protest vote against its climate plans when shareholders meet on Wednesday, as global investors pick apart the emissions strategy of Australia’s biggest oil and gas company.Norway’s largest pension...