No climate proposals appeared at Big Oil AGM's after legal disputes. But Follow This continued climate engagement at Chevron’s meeting, questioning fossil fuel investments.
Follow This challenged Shell’s board at the AGM, highlighting shareholder concerns about dividend security and stranded assets as oil demand is set to peak by 2029.
BlackRock's climate paradox: the largest asset manager says climate risk is investment risk. Yet, it votes against climate resolutions, harming clients' financial future.
BP is scaling back green investments under investor pressure. Follow This is actively challenging this, advocating for BP to uphold its climate commitments.
Follow This founder Mark van Baal discusses BP's insincere climate transition, noting investors' strong signal against the company's recent strategic U-turn.
On BBC Radio, Follow This founder Mark van Baal discusses the significant shareholder vote against BP's chair due to concerns about the company's climate direction.
The Guardian reports that a quarter of BP shareholders voted against the chair, signaling clear disapproval of the company's weakened climate commitments.
The Independent reports BP faces shareholder protest at its AGM over a shift from renewables. Follow This urges voting against the chair to signal discontent.
The New York Times reports that Follow This has paused filing climate resolutions with oil companies this year, partly due to Trump administration actions.
Follow This has paused its decade-long campaign for stronger oil and gas emission cuts due to a lack of investor support, despite past shareholder successes.
Follow This urged investors to vote against re-electing BP Chairman Helge Lund, as reported by Upstream. This protests BP's strategy U-turn and refusal to allow a shareholder vote.
Follow This will call for a vote against BP Chair Helge Lund's reappointment. The group demands a shareholder vote on BP's revised energy transition strategy.
COP29 saw fossil fuel lobbyists and some delegates undermine climate goals, with Saudi Arabia attempting to reverse previous agreements to transition away from fossil fuels.
Shell continues investing in fossil fuels, sparking criticism from activists and shareholders demanding a transition to clean energy despite record profits.
The International Energy Agency is at the center of a debate over its shift toward clean energy, drawing criticism from the oil industry and US Republicans.
Follow This founder Mark van Baal said the dismissal of Exxon's lawsuit is a victory for responsible investors safeguarding the long-term future of the global economy.
In a powerfull address, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged an end to the fossil fuel age, calling companies the “godfathers of climate chaos."
Some of the UK’s largest asset managers, including Legal & General Investment Management, voted against a resolution asking Shell to align with the Paris agreement.
ExxonMobil's board of directors easily won re-election, despite a shareholder campaign led by Follow This protesting the company's lawsuit against investors.
California’s largest pension fund, CalPERS, will vote against ExxonMobil's entire board, citing concerns over the company’s lawsuit against climate investors.
In an epic legal clash, ExxonMobil sued two climate-focused shareholder groups, igniting a debate over shareholder rights and corporate accountability that has prompted a revolt.
Despite Follow This withdrawing its climate proposal, a judge's ruling on Wednesday allows Exxon to continue its lawsuit against Arjuna Capital, keeping shareholder democracy at risk.
At Shell's latest annual meeting, shareholders largely backed the company's decision to weaken its climate targets and rejected a resolution from activist investors.
Shell shareholders have approved the company's new energy transition plan, which features weaker carbon-emissions targets, while rejecting a Follow This climate resolution.
Shell shareholders have rejected a climate resolution from activist group Follow This, urging the company to align its carbon emissions targets with the Paris Agreement.
Proxy adviser Glass Lewis is recommending a vote against Exxon director Joseph Hooley, citing the company's aggressive lawsuit against climate activists.
Swedish pension fund AP4 publicly disagreed with proxy advisers Glass Lewis and ISS, urging shareholders to support the Follow This climate resolution at Shell’s AGM.
Some investors, including Amundi and Axa,are urging shareholders to support a Follow This resolution that demands Shell aligns its climate targets with the Paris Agreement.
At the Financial Times Climate Capital Live summit, Follow This founder Mark van Baal asserts that shareholder resolutions are a key tool to force oil majors to reduce emissions.
Shell's board urged investors to vote against a Follow This climate resolution co-filed by 27 shareholders, arguing that it would have a negative financial and climate impact.
Shell's decision to weaken its 2030 and scrap its 2035 climate commitments signals a gamble that could undermine the Paris Agreement, says Follow This.
ExxonMobil's lawsuit against climate activists, challenging shareholder proposals, has sparked global concern over investor rights and corporate governance.
A group of religious investors urged ExxonMobil to drop its lawsuit against climate activists, calling it a threat to shareholder rights and the company's reputation.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has sharply criticized ExxonMobil’s aggressive lawsuit against climate activist shareholders, including Follow This, calling it a worrying threat to investor rights.
ExxonMobil told a federal judge in Texas that its lawsuit against two shareholder activists should continue despite a skeptical comment from the court.
The legal battle between ExxonMobil and shareholder group Follow This is front and center on BBC Radio's World Business Report, as green investors are on trial.
In a move with a potential chilling effect on shareholder activism, ExxonMobil has sued the climate group Follow This. As a result, the group has withdrawn its climate resolution.
ExxonMobil’s unprecedented legal action prompted Follow This to withdraw its climate resolution, fearing the oil giant's lawsuit could set a dangerous precedent.
According to Follow This, responsible shareholders will not let a conservative investor slow down the energy transition. "Votes, not letters, change companies."
ExxonMobil has sued activist investors Follow This and Arjuna Capital, to prevent a shareholder proposal on accelerating emissions cuts from being put to a vote.
ExxonMobil is suing Arjuna Capital and Follow This to block a shareholder proposal seeking to curb greenhouse gas emissions, bypassing the SEC’s usual process.
ExxonMobil is suing Follow This to block a shareholder vote on accelerating climate change commitments. The oil giant’s move bypasses the usual regulatory process and is being closely watched globally.
ExxonMobil is suing activist investors Follow This and Arjuna Capital to prevent a shareholder climate resolution from reaching a vote, marking an escalation in corporate-activist battles.
Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against climate-focused investors Arjuna Capital and Follow This, aiming to block a shareholder proposal regarding emissions reduction targets.
ExxonMobil sued to block a climate proposal from its shareholder meeting, claiming activist investors' demands for tighter targets don't serve investor interests.
A coalition of 27 investors is backing a resolution by climate activist group Follow This for Shell to align emissions targets with the Paris Agreement.
A record 27 global investors, led by Follow This, have co-filed a shareholder resolution urging Shell to align its climate targets with the Paris Agreement.
Follow This has rallied 27 investors, including Europe's largest asset manager Amundi, to co-file a climate resolution for Shell's upcoming annual general meeting.
Following an interruption at Sasol’s AGM, Follow This questions the effectiveness of protests versus shareholder activism to hold companies accountable.
Asset managers Amundi, UBS, and Allianz supported a Follow This resolution for fossil fuel giants to align their 2030 emissions targets with the Paris Agreement.
Climate activists from Follow This believe Big Finance, not Big Oil, is the problem after asset managers rejected most climate-focused shareholder resolutions this year.
Writing in The Financial Times, Follow This founder Mark van Baal argues that shareholders hold the key to forcing Big Oil to change its failing business model.
Despite a global push for emissions cuts, TotalEnergies plans to grow its gas business, forecasting minimal reductions by 2030, according to its climate strategy update.
According to Follow This, 2022 was the year "the empire struck back" as oil majors and high oil prices convinced some investors to prioritize energy security over climate.
While Shell opposed the proposal, Follow This said the 20% vote was a significant shareholder rebellion, highlighting the need for business model changes.
Shell shareholders voted to support the company’s climate strategy, while a Follow This proposal to shift investments to renewables received less support.
Amid windfall profits, investors at three major oil and gas companies rejected proposals for stronger climate targets, but Follow This vowed to continue their fight.
Climate votes are set to increase as activist investors, led by the Dutch group Follow This, urge shareholders to push energy majors to align with the Paris Agreement.
In response to reports that Shell is reconsidering its Cambo oilfield development, Follow This founder Mark van Baal said this would contradict climate science and the IEA.
May 2021 marked a turning point in the climate fight, as activist shareholders and legal action began to force Big Oil to take the Paris Agreement seriously.
Dutch climate group Follow This led a shareholder rebellion, compelling Chevron to adopt tougher emissions targets, a “paradigm shift” for fighting climate change.
For decades, environmentalists have demonstrated outside oil and gas offices. Now, a new kind of climate activist, the shareholder, is fighting for change from within.
At Shell’s annual meeting, Follow This called on the company to align its emission reduction targets with the Paris Agreement. Shell has not committed to those goals.
Following activist hedge fund Third Point's push to break up Royal Dutch Shell, the shareholder group Follow This is skeptical of the move's environmental benefits.
Chevron’s recent climate goal was criticized by shareholder group Follow This, which argued the target excluded the company’s product emissions, 90% of the total.
Despite growing shareholder pressure for climate action, ConocoPhillips chief executive Ryan Lance has doubled down on oil with a second major acquisition.
Chevron shareholders defied the company's board by voting for a climate proposal from Follow This, which requires the oil giant to reduce its carbon emissions.
A Dutch court ordered Shell to cut emissions, while Follow This influenced Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Phillips 66 shareholders to vote for Paris climate accord alignment.
A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030. This landmark ruling puts pressure on a major corporate polluter to align its business
Oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron face a crucial shareholder confrontation with climate activists over their failure to create a low-carbon future strategy.
Follow This, a climate activist shareholder group, is leading a new investor rebellion at Chevron, demanding the US oil major reduce its carbon emissions.
In a significant shift, nearly a third of Shell shareholders voted for a climate resolution from activist group Follow This, a sharp increase from last year.
In a sign of a looming showdown at Shell's annual general meeting next week, shareholder advisory group PIRC has recommended voting against the company's energy transition strategy.
BP's shareholders, led by the activist group Follow This, have sent a strong signal for more ambitious climate action despite their resolution failing to pass.
At BP's annual general meeting, a resolution from the climate group Follow This, demanding tougher emission targets, received 20.6% of shareholder votes.
A majority of ConocoPhillips shareholders support a Follow This proposal requesting emissions reduction targets for both the company's operations and its products.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered two US oil giants to hold shareholder votes on new climate proposals, signalling a major shift for the regulator.
Mark van Baal of Follow This responded to Dutch NOS Eight O’Clock News, stating that Shell's new strategy and investment plans fall short of the Paris Agreement climate goals.
An influential investor group demanded the world's largest emitters set 2050 net-zero strategies and 2030 medium-term targets, a step forward welcomed by Follow This.
Appearing on CNN, Dutch shareholder activist Mark van Baal explains how his organization Follow This is uniting thousands of shareholders to force big oil companies to take climate action.
As oil becomes costlier to extract and renewable energy sources grow cheaper, Follow This founder Mark van Baal wonders why companies like Shell resist a strategic shift.
Activist shareholder group Follow This has withdrawn its high-profile climate resolution against Royal Dutch Shell, citing the company's progress on emissions targets.
