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Goyder will face the music at Woodside AGM
Even if the chairman now looks certain to survive a substantial protest vote and be re-elected, it all adds up to a firm rebuff of the company’s decarbonisation strategy.
Jennifer HewettColumnistWhen he fronts a fractious AGM on Wednesday, Woodside Energy chairman Richard Goyder may be tempted to repeat JP Morgan’s blunt warning this month that the world needs a “reality check” about the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Goyder and his chief executive, Meg O’Neill, both argue that Woodside Energy is really just being honest about the complexity of the energy transition. According to O’Neill, that’s the real difference between Woodside and some other companies that “have said things to appease some shareholders”.
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