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“ExxonMobil and Its Rivals Learn They Can’t Ignore Climate Activists”:  Reasonable Investment Strategy, Misguided Zealotry, or Something Else? This May 27 article in Texas Monthly described an oil industry “smackdown of cinematic proportions”.  Over a single one-day period: A judge ordered Shell to “respect human rights” by more than doubling (from 20% to 45%) its commitment to reduce energy emissions by 2030; Chevron’s shareholders pushed through a resolution to reduce customer emissions as well as…

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Forum2100 Innovation in Business and Energy Because energy is everyone’s business Year in review 2020 We are now on the cusp of this century’s third decade. As we take stock of this calamitous year, we see the human and economic toll of the global Covid-19 pandemic – and the hope of a cure. In terms of global energy consumption, 2020 will definitely be an “off-trend” year, with oil and gas consumption – and prices –…

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The following article was posted on “FORDHAM NEWS”, the weekly online magazine of Fordham University in New York City. “With Online Energy Talks, Professor Gets to the Root of Climate Change Crisis” – By Patrick Verel on February 11, 2020 Business and Economics The cause of climate change is fairly easy to understand. Excess carbon, a byproduct of the energy produced through the burning of fossil fuels, has caused the planet to heat faster than…

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December 2019 Forum2100.org – End of Year Greetings Dear Friends, As this year closes, and 2020 beckons, we want to share with you our reflections on Forum2100’s journey since a small gathering of supporters met at Fordham University in May 2017. At that time, our small group expressed three major concerns: That the level of atmospheric CO2 is continuing to rise every year – with no end in sight. That relying solely on political support…

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Posted January 5, 2019 Forum2100 – Innovation in business and energy “Because energy is everyone’s business” 2018 Year In Review Now that 2018 has come to a close, we take a moment to reflect on what Forum2100 has accomplished during this past year. We began our journey pursuing our mission:  To create a diverse, global community that works to change today’s polarized public discourse about energy sources and uses, and that endeavors to identify a…

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