The Church of England Pensions Board addressed the Royal Dutch Shell AGM in the Netherlands on Tuesday 21 May 2019 and urged them to go further in their commitments to address climate change to meet their Paris Agreement targets.

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The Church of England Pensions Board today has announced it will not support the Follow This Resolution at Shell’s forthcoming AGM.

The Church of England Pensions Board has asked questions at the BP Annual General Meeting about corporate lobbying on climate change and the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

A statement from the Church of England Pensions Board

A version of the following statement was made by the Church of England Pensions Board at Royal Dutch Shell’s AGM

Church of England Pensions Board votes against Shell directors.   

Remarks by Adam Matthews, Head of Engagement for the Church Commissioners and Church of England Pensions Board, at today's Royal Dutch Shell AGM.

Shell has announced plans to set short-term targets to reduce the carbon footprint of its energy projects following engagement led by the Church of England Pensions Board.

Comment from Adam Matthews, Director of Ethics and Engagement for the Church of England Pensions Board, in response to the announcement made by Shell today on plans to become a net zero emissions energy business by 2050.