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Woodside and the new climate activists
Energy companies work in a twilight industry where demand is not fading. They don’t know the answers to the questions that investor activists are asking.
Matthew WarrenEnergy expertEnvironmental activism used to be a David and Goliath struggle. Underdogs combining stunt-based performance art with ideology to challenge the power of big government and business.
They were plucky, tactical attention seekers, demanding simple solutions to complex problems to draw attention to the issue at hand and galvanise grass-roots support. Success was measured in awareness, not outcomes.
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