Greenpeace responds to reports that BP has abandoned its target to cut oil and gas output

Responding to reports that BP has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030, Philip Evans, Greenpeace UK senior climate campaigner, said:

“This is yet further proof that we cannot leave the future of our planet in the hands of fossil fuel bosses. It’s clear that BP CEO Murray Auchincloss is hell-bent on prioritising company profits and shareholder wealth above all else as extreme floods and wildfires rack up billions of dollars in damages, destroying homes and lives all over the world.

“Oil companies cannot be trusted to curtail their further destruction of the planet. We desperately need the UK government and leaders around the world to step in to bring these companies under control, put an end to their expansion, and place bold new polluter taxes on them to pay for the damage they are doing around the world.”