Woodside scraps long-term emissions and clean energy targets despite windfall oil profits caused by Iran war

Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting period

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Woodside Energy has scrapped its long-term emissions and clean energy targets, even after enjoying a period of windfall oil gains caused by the Iran conflict, in a decision described by climate campaigners as “grossly negligent”.