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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

DARK SECRETS: Shell directors personally sued over flawed climate strategy | Rare Historical Photos

Placard outside Shell’s headquarters in London
A placard outside Shell’s headquarters in London. Directors of the company are being sued in the first case of its kind. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

The directors of oil major Shell are being personally sued over their climate strategy, which the claimants say is inadequate to meet climate targets and puts the company at risk as the world switches to clean energy.

Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have filed the lawsuit against the 11 directors at the high court in England. It is the first case in the world seeking to hold corporate directors liable for failing to properly prepare their company for the net zero transition, ClientEarth said.

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