22 September 2021 55% of shareholders in Australia's biggest climate polluter, AGL, today demanded the company set targets to reduce its gargantuan emissions in line with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. This is the highest ever vote in favour of a...
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Origin Energy shuts down Traditional Owner and climate change concerns
20 October 2020 Origin Energy took advantage of the COVID-19 situation to stifle shareholders' rights to challenge the company at its annual general meeting today. After taking questions from shareholders for less than 40 minutes, Origin Chair Gordon Cairns refused to...
AGL refuses to wind up coal power in line with Paris goals
7 October 2020 AGL today refused to adopt a shareholder proposal to bring forward the closure of its coal fired power stations in line with the company's own analysis of closure dates required to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming goal. Big investors, including...
Woodside fights historic investor demand for Paris-alignment
30 April 2020 A record-breaking 50% of Woodside Petroleum's investors today voted in favour of a shareholder proposal calling on the company to align with the Paris climate goals. This is an incredible result, considering the Woodside board's vehement opposition to...