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- I lived the climate crisis every day of my childhood. This November, I'll vote on it | Jessica Díaz Vázquez Mon, 21 Sep 20, 8:00pmChemical headaches, plant sirens – these were the constant background to my home and school life. My community is on the climate frontline
- Greener BP must do more than talk tough on the climate crisis Sun, 20 Sep 20, 1:00amA company steeped in oil and gas production may not find it easy to convince investors of its environmental credentials
- Most plastic will never be recycled – and the manufacturers couldn’t care less | Arwa Mahdawi Wed, 16 Sep 20, 2:45amOil and gas companies make far more money churning out new plastic than reusing old. Meanwhile, the public gets the blame
- Global oil demand may have passed peak, says BP energy report Mon, 14 Sep 20, 9:01amOil will be replaced by clean electricity, BP predicts, as demand may never recover from Covid-19 pandemic
- BP takes $1.1bn stake in offshore wind farms as it agrees Equinor deal Thu, 10 Sep 20, 7:08pmStrategic partnership will seek to develop more wind farms off the coast of the US
- Seven top oil firms downgrade assets by $87bn in nine months Fri, 14 Aug 20, 10:09pmThinktank says changes to forecasts reflect accelerated shift away from fossil fuels
- Calls for Woodside to pay $200m to clean up moribund Timor Sea oil site it ran until 2016 Sun, 9 Aug 20, 6:00amReview recommends ‘trailing liability’, where owners remain liable for decommissioning sites after selling them
- BP enjoys share bounce after unveiling plans to shift away from fossil fuels Wed, 5 Aug 20, 2:45amDespite reporting one of its worst quarterly results on record BP shares closed up 6.5%
- BP's dividend cut puts firm on road to deliver green energy pledge Wed, 5 Aug 20, 4:09amLockdown has hammered oil prices but it also offers a chance to refocus on clean energy
- BP slashes dividend as Covid pushes it to record $16.8bn loss Tue, 4 Aug 20, 4:44pmCompany to shift towards clean energy after writing down value of its oil and gas assets
- UK's biggest pension fund begins fossil fuels divestment Wed, 29 Jul 20, 3:01pmNational Employment Savings Trust to shun firms involved in coal, tar sands or arctic drilling
- BP expects to take $17.5bn hit due to coronavirus writedown Tue, 16 Jun 20, 1:27amOil company says it may be forced to leave some of its fossil fuel discoveries in the ground
- The world wasn't ready for a Green New Deal in 2009. Today, it may be | Larry Elliott Thu, 28 May 20, 10:02pmThere is no easy route to a greener global economy. But since coronavirus hit, politics and business are thinking again
- Investment in global energy to drop by $400bn Wed, 27 May 20, 2:00pmCovid-19 pandemic forecast to cause biggest slump in history after collapse in demand
- BP chief says Covid has deepened commitment to net-zero emissions Sun, 17 May 20, 10:55pmPandemic only adds to the challenge that already exists for oil, says Bernard Looney