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By Ross Kerber, U.S. Sustainable Business Correspondent
You know Tesla cares when the electric vehicle maker responds to a media question, even if it was only to decline to comment. That's what happened after I asked their press department about its shareholder meeting next week and how voting might go.
There is more on Tesla and CEO Elon Musk's pay in this week's main story, linked below. I have also flagged our coverage of a lawsuit against Brazil's top meatpacker, a new push on carbon accounting, and Bill Gates' new priorities.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Tesla pay critics line up vs new robber baron era
Tesla critics hope to block the stratospheric compensation proposed for its CEO Elon Musk but face an uphill fight.
Investors in the electric vehicle maker will decide on November 6 whether to approve the pay package for Musk that is potentially worth $1 trillion - likely the largest-ever CEO compensation agreement. Tesla's board is pushing for shareholders to approve the plan, with Chair Robyn Denholm warning on Monday that Musk could leave if the deal is rejected.
Meanwhile, longtime skeptics of the company's corporate governance, including Democratic U.S. state leaders and union officials, have launched a campaign to vote down the offer.
Will this time be different? You can click the button below to read my story on the matter. And you car-biz junkies out there can subscribe to the Reuters Auto File newsletter which also carries items about Tesla and its rivals.
A global carbon accounting initiative backed by Exxon Mobil, BASF and others will form an independent panel to guide its work.
Three companies including Westinghouse Electric, Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management said they are in a public partnership to build at least $80 billion of nuclear reactors across the U.S.
In a fresh legal challenge for the world's biggest meatpacker ahead of global climate talks in its home country, Brazil's JBS has been accused of making false climate claims including about its commitment to reaching net-zero emissions.
Cattle stand at plant of JBS S.A, the world's largest beef producer, in Santana do Araguaia, Para state, Brazil September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
On my radar
World leaders should focus on improving health outcomes rather than temperature targets ahead of the COP30 conference, billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates posted on his blog.
Some 76% of investors and the public think the U.S. government should require AI content watermarking for consumers, according to a new survey released by research and polling organization Just Capital.
Norway's government won a round when the European Court of Human Rights ruled against a lawsuit brought by young activists who claimed the country's Arctic oil exploration puts their future at risk.
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