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Reuters: Climate protesters disrupt Sasol shareholders' meeting
Climate protesters disrupt Sasol shareholders' meetingReuters
November 17, 202310:44 AM EST
Nov 17 (Reuters) - South African climate protesters on Friday disrupted Sasol's (SOLJ.J) annual shareholders' gathering, forcing the petrochemicals company to cancel the meeting.
Sasol, the world's biggest producer of fuels and chemicals from coal and gas and a major carbon emitter, has been criticised by activists for not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company plans to cut its emissions by 30% by 2030.
A group of protesters holding banners saying "coal kills" and "rapid transition to renewable energies" stormed the stage, shouting "Shame on Sasol" and drowning out CEO Fleetwood Grobler's presentation, according to footage from the event posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
"Once it became clear that the protesters would not accommodate the effective participation of other shareholders, cancelling the meeting became the only prudent option, as the chairman was inhibited from effectively communicating with the shareholders present," Sasol said in a statement.
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November 17, 202310:44 AM EST
Nov 17 (Reuters) - South African climate protesters on Friday disrupted Sasol's (SOLJ.J) annual shareholders' gathering, forcing the petrochemicals company to cancel the meeting.
Sasol, the world's biggest producer of fuels and chemicals from coal and gas and a major carbon emitter, has been criticised by activists for not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company plans to cut its emissions by 30% by 2030.
A group of protesters holding banners saying "coal kills" and "rapid transition to renewable energies" stormed the stage, shouting "Shame on Sasol" and drowning out CEO Fleetwood Grobler's presentation, according to footage from the event posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
"Once it became clear that the protesters would not accommodate the effective participation of other shareholders, cancelling the meeting became the only prudent option, as the chairman was inhibited from effectively communicating with the shareholders present," Sasol said in a statement.
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