Some 61% of shareholder votes came in favour of the proposal despite the executive management recommending shareholders vote against. At the same time, requests for reports on the impact that a significant cut in fossil-fuel demand and political lobbying were both denied by narrow votes. Earlier in the day, Royal Dutch Shell PLC ( LON:RDSB ) lost a landmark case brought forward by seven activist groups, including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Netherlands, to challenge its climate strategy.