The clean energy transition will be faster than BP thinks

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Greg Muttitt of Oil Change International wonders if BP's poor track record on assessing renewable energy trends means the firm is risking a "Kodak moment"

On Wednesday BP released its annual Energy Outlook, predicting trends over the next 20 years. The company's press release was headlined "transition to a lower carbon future". So is BP's forecast good news...

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