'Low carbon strategy': Equinor beefs up support for Paris Agreement

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'Low carbon strategy': Equinor beefs up support for Paris Agreement

Joint statement with institutional investors strengthens oil major's low carbon plans, but critics insist wider targets are needed

Equinor has today become the latest oil major to strengthen its low carbon strategy and ramp up its support of the Paris Agreement in response to growing pressure from investors. The Norwegian oil and...

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