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Shell boss paid £8m in 2023 as oil and gas giant waters down climate pledge

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The boss of Shell was paid nearly £8m last year, new figures showed on Thursday as the oil and gas giant watered down one of its climate pledges.

Wael Sawan was handed a total pay packet worth £7.94m during the period, Shell said, a reduction from the £9.7m that his predecessor Ben van Beurden earned in 2022, although higher than Mr

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