BP brings 'green era' to a close

Environmental groups have accused BP of dropping its pledge to be green and replacing it with a commitment to be “responsible”.

The oil giant was widely recognised as the first oil company to both acknowledge and tackle climate change.

Also, its in-house carbon trading scheme – built with a little help from an unlikely ally, the US-based Environmental Defense Fund – was among the first of its kind.

However, a change of chief executive has led to an apparent change of policy.

BBC