"Deep concern": Shell Employees Urge CEO To Rethink Shift From Renewables In Rare Letter

29 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from Euronews

"...Shell boss Wael Sawan announced plans to scale back investments in renewable energy...Co-authors Lisette de Heiden and Wouter Drinkwaard took issue with this in their letter, which received 80,000 views, 1,000 likes and many heated comments...Only 1.5 per cent of its overall expenditure is spent on solar and wind power generation...Shell still aims to be a net zero emissions company by 2050, including through investing in CO2 removal and nature-based carbon offsetting projects."

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