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"Punitive tax me all you want as long as you subsidize me more"

Nothing wrong with that as long as the climate improves.

Oh brother, can anything please people? These gigantic corporations are trying to diversify away from oil. That is what we want. They already own a ton of real-estate and infrastructure; who else should run the "fuelling" stations?

Of course anyone could install charging points. It is much easier than running a petrol station and could be complimentary to a lot of other businesses.

The opportunity for an investor is finding low hanging fruit. Or securing a higher price for electricity you intend to generate.

They could have done this decades ago, and not resisted the end of fossil fuels while profiting from what they knew was bad for the planet.

It’s great that they are finally investing heavily in renewables now they they are popular and economical, but if you expect me to cheer for the oil company, I’m expecting them to lead the charge to improve rather than follow the leaders before their business is toxic.