'We will not bend to the will of activists': As BP profits soar, government doubles down on oil and gas expansion plans

James Murray
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'We will not bend to the will of activists': As BP profits soar, government doubles down on oil and gas expansion plans

The government is urging the oil and gas industry to ramp up investment in the 'clean energy technologies of the future', but can increased production really become compatible with net zero goals?

The UK government is committed to achieving net zero emissions and clean technologies are more popular and competitive than ever, and yet the immediate outlook has rarely been brighter for the oil and...

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