2021-06-14 05:15:00, Rebecca UngarinoJun 14, 2021, 00:22 IST, Business Insider
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Investors' efforts to push for change reached a landmark moment this spring when Exxon shareholders elected to install three new directors on the oil giant's board in a bid to accelerate its shift toward cleaner energies.
Royal Dutch Shell is reviewing its holdings in the Permian Basin, Reuters reported on Sunday.
That may mean Shell sells some or all of its 260,000 acres in the oil field, Reuters reported.
Shareholders and activists have pressured oil corporations to reduce their carbon footprints.
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Shell earlier this year outlined a plan that included targets like cutting the carbon intensity of the energy products it sells by at least 6% by 2023 and 20% by 2030, compared to 2016 levels.
Environmental- and social-related shareholder proposals have seen record support this year, according to a report last week by RBC Capital Markets analysts Sara Mahaffy and Lori Calvasina.
Shareholders and activists have intensified calls on oil companies like Shell, Exxon Mobil, and Chevron to reduce their carbon emissions in recent years.
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