Green, empty promises? The truth behind corporate climate pledges

Facing a reckoning over their contribution to the climate emergency, companies are coming out with a record number of pledgesFor climate campaigners, 26 May seemed like the start of a long-awaited reckoning for oil and gas companies.Over a single 24-hour period, a Dutch court ordered Shell to dramatically cut emissions, shareholders voted to force Chevron to reduce emissions from the products it sells, and a tiny activist investment firm secured three positions on ExxonMobil's 12-member board for candidates committed to climate action. Continue reading...