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Shell and the new era of climate risk

GreenBiz

This duty — which is both ethical and legal — requires them to make decisions in good faith and in a reasonably prudent manner. Policy & Politics. According to Investopedia , the term refers to: a fiduciary responsibility held by company directors which requires them to live up to a certain standard of care. Climate Change.

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. Conclusively tracking the history of misinformation from the 18th century through today's anti-immigration policies, The Next Great Migration makes the case for a future in which migration is not a source of fear, but of hope.

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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

And on October 28, Congress questioned the CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP America, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute on their history of blocking climate policy. The American Petroleum Institute publishes “Two Energy Futures,” a policy booklet that advocates expanding coal, oil, and gas production for decades.

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The State of Green Business report 2021

Sustainability Consulting

companies and 80% of major global companies will face moderate physical risk due to wildfires, water shortages, and sea level rises by 2050. In some cases, shareholders are pushing companies to use their influence on policy issues. Nearly 95% of major U.S. In a survey of 2,511 registered U.S. And now, with a new U.S.

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Shell and the new era of climate risk

AGreenLiving

This duty — which is both ethical and legal — requires them to make decisions in good faith and in a reasonably prudent manner. .” According to Investopedia , the term refers to: a fiduciary responsibility held by company directors which requires them to live up to a certain standard of care. And it’s not just climate.