Shell rejected a resolution this week by activist shareholders to commit to specific targets aligned with the Paris climate agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to below 2C. Although no-one seriously expected the resolution to succeed – a similar one was defeated last year – it will keep pressure on the oil and gas major to take a leading role in efforts to slow climate change.
Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden believes his company is already doing just that. Shell has pledged to cut carbon...
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