Activists vow to escalate climate battle at Australia's Woodside

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Almost 49% of Woodside’s shareholders voted against its carbon emissions policies in a non-binding vote at the company’s annual general meeting in May. © Woodside Energy

JJ ROSE, Contributing writer

SUNSHINE COAST, Australia -- Australia's Woodside Energy Group, one of the world's largest producers of natural gas, has stepped up investments in technology for capturing the carbon emitted from fossil fuel projects, after suffering a sizable investor revolt over its environmental policies.

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