Royal Dutch Shell provoked a furious backlash from campaigners yesterday when it announced plans to scale back its renewable energy business and focus purely on oil, gas and biofuels. Jeroen van der Veer, the chief executive, said that Shell, the worldโs second-largest non-state-controlled oil company, was planning to drop all new investment in wind, solar and hydrogenย energy.
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security thatโs led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trumpโs envoy to Greenland.
The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups.
Singerโs foundation gave $100,000 to the expertโs think tank, the Hudson Institute, according to 2024 tax records.
Key members of Nigel Farageโs pro-oil party have been forging financial ties to the UAE.
