Activist group targets Exxon with shareholder local weather decision By Reuters

Activist group targets Exxon with shareholder climate resolution

By Ron Bousso and Sabrina Valle

LONDON (Reuters) – Local weather activist group Observe This focused Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:) with a shareholder decision urging it to deepen its carbon emissions discount targets, ramping up stress on the oil and gasoline firm over its vitality transition technique.

The shareholder decision forward of the 2022 annual common assembly urges Exxon to publish medium and long-term targets to cut back the greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions from its operations and the burning of fuels offered to prospects, often called Scope 3 emissions, in an effort to meet the U.N.-backed targets to restrict international warming to beneath 2 levels Celsius.

Exxon has efficiently blocked makes an attempt to file related resolutions with the Securities and Change Fee in the course of the presidency of Donald Trump. Exxon has not responded to an inquiry on whether or not it will search to dam the most recent Observe This decision.

Dutch organisation Observe This primary focused Royal Dutch Shell (LON:) in 2016 and later expanded actions to different high oil and gasoline firms, gaining rising shareholder assist. It’s the first time it’s concentrating on U.S. firms Exxon and Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:).

Firms have launched in recent times local weather methods that adjust extensively in scope and ambition.

It has additionally filed new resolutions with Chevron (NYSE:), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:), and Phillips 66 (NYSE:), in addition to Shell and BP (NYSE:) PLC for the 2022 conferences.

“In earlier years, Huge Oil’s executives have proven that they solely transfer after their shareholders vote for local weather resolutions,” Observe This founder Mark van Baal stated in an investor briefing.

A coalition of Exxon traders stated in a report launched on Thursday that it desires the oil firm to exchange its chief government officer and transfer extra aggressively to slash GHG emissions.

Six months after hedge fund Engine No. 1 efficiently positioned three new administrators on Exxon’s board to enhance its local weather strategy, the report additionally stated its newly appointed board members and administration crew haven’t finished sufficient to transition to scrub vitality or overhaul spending.

Exxon earlier this month launched its new funding technique into 2027, growing spending over the subsequent six years on GHG emission-reduction initiatives to a complete of $15 billion.

Chevron’s board “critiques proposals from shareholders intimately and can make suggestions to stockholders about the way to vote on every request” in its proxy assertion, deliberate for April 7, spokesperson Sean Comey stated.

Marathon, BP and Shell confirmed receiving the decision. Phillips 66 and Conoco declined to remark.

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