Billionaire Climate Activist Wrests Control of Energy Giant to Speed up Net-Zero Transition

Billionaire Climate Activist Wrests Control of Energy Giant to Speed up Net-Zero Transition
Mike Cannon-Brookes, chief executive officer of Atlassian, attends the annual Allen and Company Sun Valley Conference, in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, on July 11, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
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Tech billionaire and climate change advocate Mike Cannon-Brookes has won shareholder approval to overhaul the board of Australian energy giant AGL Energy, in a move likely to see the accelerated shutdown of coal-fired power generators in favour of renewable energy.

On Nov. 15, AGL’s annual general meeting approved the onboarding of four new directors, Mark Twidell, former Tesla Energy director; Kerry Schott, former chair of the Energy Security Board; Christine Holman, director at Metcash; and Prof. John Pollaers.

Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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