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Why Shell is unable to navigate the just transition trilemma.
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Shell’s risky bet on climate chaos. The deceptive path to net zero.
Shell’s current business model prevents it from playing any meaningful role in the energy transition. In our new report, researchers identify the three key elements of Shell’s business model that are clear indicators of the…
Shell Games: A UK court case has big ramifications for climate justice globally
RWE’s arbitration case against Dutch state over coal ban inadmissible under EU law
Dutch taxpayers have already incurred € 5.4 million in arbitration costs in RWE and Uniper cases. The arbitration case filed by German energy company RWE against the Dutch State based on the Energy Charter Treaty…
Oil and gas multinationals avoid up to $2 billion in taxes in Mozambique
TotalEnergies and ENI are set to avoid up to $2 billion in withholding taxes in Mozambique – more than the country’s annual healthcare spending – research by SOMO and CDD reveals. The oil and gas…
The treaty trap
Tax avoidance in Mozambique’s extractive industries
Our highlights in 2022
Annual Report 2022 In this annual report we describe the work we have done in the last year, including some of our modest but important successes, such as when several European countries pulled out of…
Shareholder remuneration up by 500% in 20 years
Over the last 20 years, Dutch listed companies have spent more and more of their (borrowed) money on distributing profits to shareholders. Debt increased, investments stagnated and wages fell behind. Publication / June 15, 2022…