Growth at all costs: How oil executive pay pushes fossil fuel exploration

Michael Holder
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Carbon Tracker analysis reveals how executive pay packages at oil and gas companies often remain performance-linked to growing production and volumes

If the social and environmental incentives weren't enough, the business case for fossil fuel firms to shift towards lower carbon activities is becoming stronger every day. After all, analysis shows the...

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