Can BP become carbon neutral?

The oil giant has said it’s aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

BP CEO Bernard Looney
BP CEO Bernard Looney speaks during an event in London on 12 February
(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

BP’s new chief executive Bernard Looney outlined an ambitious new objective on Wednesday to make the oil giant carbon-neutral by 2050 - the most exacting sustainability promise made by any major oil company.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.