Climate activists have invaded Woodside Energy’s annual general meeting,shouting out the names of the children of its leadership while accusing the company of “killing children” through its gas projects.
Police were called and the activists were led from the Crown Resort and Casino in Perth,where others tried to disrupt the meeting by singing a modified Crowded House song.
Wednesday’s meeting continued despite the disruption.
Shareholders at the four-hour meeting voted to re-elect chairman Richard Goyder by a comfortable margin,but also to reject Woodside’s climate transition plan in a vote that was purely advisory.
A preliminary tally indicated Goyder would be re-elected with 83.4 per cent support,with 16.6 per cent of votes cast against him,while the climate plan had garnered just 41.6 per cent support and 58.4 per cent opposition.
“Naturally,we’re disappointed,but respect the result,” Goyder said of the vote on Woodside’s climate plan.
“The vote reflects the challenges and complexities of the energy transition,and today’s outcome is one that we take very seriously.”
AAP