{"id":88031,"date":"2018-06-21T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=88031"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:01","slug":"are-the-ties-between-this-university-and-the-fossil-fuel-industry-justified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/06\/21\/are-the-ties-between-this-university-and-the-fossil-fuel-industry-justified\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the ties between this university and the fossil fuel industry justified?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial research by the Rotterdam School of Management, paid for by fossil fuel company Shell, turned out to be the scientific basis for a controversial political decision to abolish dividend tax for shareholders of, amongst other companies, Shell.<\/p>\n<p>Ties between Erasmus University and especially Shell seem to be very close. 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