BP’s New Boss Has a Message for Britain

In 2020, BP unveiled a “major, necessary step in support of our purpose to reimagine energy for people and our planet.” The new strategy – “performing while transforming” – would see the firm “significantly scale-up our low carbon energy business” as part of a commitment “to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner and help the world get to net zero.” Even the design of the annual report aimed to reflect this, oozing cuddly vibes with doodles of wind farms and a scribbled “#bpnetzero”…